Sarah K. Wagner
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Natural History in the Boston area

12/3/2015

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A Thanksgiving walk at Wright-Locke Farm and over through Whipple Hill was a nice way to focus on gratitude. We were able to meander around various ponds and wetlands and even spotted some beautiful Hooded mergansers. I just realized that these ducks nest in cavities in trees like Wood ducks and that they are also known to put their eggs in the nests of other Hooded merganser nests. This nice little chunk of nature sure is an oasis for people seeking glimpses of wild. There were lots of bird nests (many of which had pieces of plastic woven in), a White-throated sparrow practicing a very rusty song, alders, oaks and their various acorns, beeches, beautiful signs of herbivory like lace on oak leaves, and ice chunks reflecting the blue sky. Though, I did take my nice camera to Boston, I forgot it on both walks, so these are just iphone shots. 
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We spent Black Friday at Castle Island where we found an adorable little flock of Dunlin and I got some sea water mist on my face, which is important to do as often as possible. 
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Ruth
12/3/2015 06:26:15 pm

So lovely to spend a few days with you and Eliot! Great photos of our outings :-)

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Sarah
12/4/2015 09:30:48 am

It was really wonderful to relax for a couple of days and be a kid again.Thank you for encouraging us to do a couple of walks! You two have certainly found some gems of places!

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Aunt Judy
12/3/2015 10:07:17 pm

sarah these pictures are stunning. My favorite I think is the broken ice stream. Very very nice!

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Sarah
12/4/2015 09:31:24 am

Thank you, Aunt Judy. I appreciate you looking. Lots of love!

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fascinating and soothing,dad
12/5/2015 08:04:33 pm

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Sarah
12/6/2015 11:39:18 am

Thank you, Dad! We cannot wait to see you guys!

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