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Urban Nature Walk: Savin Hill Beach

by sicloot Posted on October 2, 2013

Jef led three of us on an urban nature walk around a very urban beach. Savin Hill Beach in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston is bordered by Interstate 93 and William Morrissey Boulevard. We were surprised at the diversity of water birds we found, including a few I hadn’t previously seen in the Boston area.

Savin Hill Beach in Dorchester

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Posted in Nature | Tagged amaranth family, american crow, art, Aster cordifolius, asters, beetles, birds, Boston, boston harbor, Commelina communis, crabs, dayflowers, dorchester, double-crested cormorant, fallopia japonica, fish, goldenrods, great blue heron, great egret, greater yellowlegs, hackberries, insects, knotweeds, leadworts, Limonium carolinianum, Lunaria annua, Massachusetts, mustards, periwinkles, Phytolacca americana, plants, pokeweeds, Rosa rugosa, roses, salicornia, semipalmated plover, Solidago sempervirens, trees, Urban Nature Walk | Comments Off

Biking Cape Cod Part 2

by sicloot Posted on July 18, 2013

After our longer-than-expected bike ride to Truro, we spent the night at the Hostelling International (HI) hostel in Truro ($42 a person).

HI - Truro — HI – Truro

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Posted in Nature, Travel | Tagged Achillea millefolium, american copper butterfly, Ammophila breviligulata, ants, bicycling, birds, bugs, butterflies, cacti, cape cod, double-crested cormorant, flies, grasses, hoverflies, insects, Massachusetts, moths, northern pine sphinx moth, Opuntia humifusa, orange-tipped oakworm, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, pines, pinus rigida, piping plover, plants, Rosa rugosa, roses, vines | Comments Off