Friday, January 29, 2016

Arctic Visitors

This raft of common eiders were spotted in the flooded marshes near Squantum causeway.  The males are white and black; the females are mottled brown.  I hope they hang around for a while and molt - my eider down quilt could use a few more downy feathers.  Have a ducky weekend!

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Summer Attraction

This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.