I met Steve Sherlock, of Franklin Matters at the Sculpture Park in Franklin, MA. The plan was to tape an episode of Finding Easy Walks, a new Cable TV show I began recently where viewers can join me as we go to some of my favorite local outdoor Easy Walks locations.
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Scaups hanging out at Silver Lake to rest and refuel before continuing on their migration
Until a few years ago, I had no idea that our local ponds were part of the great highway that is where birds stop to rest on their short and longer migration paths. These wild birds are wary, and tend to move away from shorelines whenever they spot people nearby. It was a chance sighting in late afternoon light that clued me in that our local waterway, Silver Lake, was a waystopping place for migrating waterfowl. The bright red crested plumage of the red breasted merganser caught my eye, and since then we have come to see that large flocks of birds stop by each spring and fall. Continue reading
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Marjorie Turner Hollman 