ontheroadwithdec

A Winter outing

The Eastern Coyote has established itself throughout Massachusetts.

Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission to use them in any way. Thank you. DEClapp I feel a bit apologetic for doing birds birds and more birds. But that pandemic has me/us pretty limited in travel opportunities and so it is local birding and more local birding. I have to finishContinue reading “Yes, Yes; Birds Again”

A Day Out

Please consider the photos to be copyrighted and ask permission to use them in any way. Thanks, David Clapp The other day we headed back to a favored haunt; the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield, Massachusetts. This 500+ acre site is well known to local naturalists for many reasons, primarily birds; but its topographyContinue reading “A Day Out”

Woodpeckers – knock knock

Let’s start with the big picture – there are 214 species of woodpeckers. There are none in Australasia and none in the Sahara or the very northern treeless tundra. They have found a way to live most everywhere else; savannah, boreal forests, montane forests, and so on. In much of the world they are aContinue reading “Woodpeckers – knock knock”

Plain Janes – but still cool

Not all birds are showy, here are a few that are rather plain – but still interesting.

Kea – A New Zealand Bad Boy

Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission for any use – but please share this blog page. Thank you. DEClapp Over the years Jack Clyne and Rosie Stewart have shown me a great deal of their island country. It has been my pleasure to work with them and learn from them. IContinue reading “Kea – A New Zealand Bad Boy”

Migration – more birds

Please consider all the images to be copyrighted and ask permission before using them in any way. Thank you. DEClapp Migration occurs pretty much everywhere in the world. Wildebeest and zebra move to find fresh grass as they follow the East African rains. As the glaciers receded from the northern hemisphere a few thousand yearsContinue reading “Migration – more birds”

Elephants; big & enthralling

Please consider the images (excepting the one that I note in the caption) as being copyrighted and ask permission before using in any way. Thank you. DEC The largest land mammal wears a baggy gray suit and has more wrinkles than a botox doctor’s waiting room. They are not colorful. They eat all the time.Continue reading “Elephants; big & enthralling”

Another mixed bag

Summer is a dull time for most nature stuff around here. The birds are either further north or just starting to head south. They are through singing and are now and have been restoring themselves after the rigors of the breeding season. The plants are a bit stressed due to the high heat levels andContinue reading “Another mixed bag”