June 26, 2026
These images are from in and around Claypoint Park on Back Bay Boulevard, where a Bronzed Cowbird had been spotted. We didn’t find it — yet — but we had plenty of other residents to admire.
From Claypoint Park, we headed to Old Beaver Pond and were treated to a family of Purple Gallinules — parents and six chicks. In one of the stills, you can see a chick being fed. A couple of images later, the same chick appears to be throwing a temper tantrum, clearly wanting more!
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Osprey parent and fledgling
Grackles
Green Heron
Brown-headed Cowbird (juvenile or female)
Cliff Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Osprey
Killdeer
Great Egrit
Brown Pelican
Starling
Eastern Kingbird
Saltmarsh morning-glory
Japanese honeysuckle
Great Blue
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Purple Gallinule family
Purple Gallinule family
Purple Gallinule family
Purple Gallinule family
The video gives a good sense of how they travel, eat, and live their lives on the surface of the lily pads.
“I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
Lord Byron