Alewife Reservation

[redbird]

cattitude and I took the T to Alewife Reservation* this afternoon, to walk around and look for frogs. It was a pleasant walk, on which we saw one (1) frog. We also saw, and heard,a variety of birds, including red-winged blackbirds (heard more than seen), swallows, and Canada geese and mallards. There were also many water lily pads, including a few already in bloom.

On our way back to the T, we saw adult geese with several goslings, and then noticed a woman feeding them bread. We chatted with her briefly, and she told us that she knows these geese, or they know her.**

Alewife Reservation was high on cattitude's list of places to go back to, once it's feasible after the pandemic, and I wanted to walk around outside somewhere. The park was open (and may never have been closed), and we now feel comfortable riding the subway while masked.

* the Alewife Reservation is a park, which includes a nice (recently restored) wetland, near the eponymous T station, which is in turn named for Alewife Brook. The Having looked this up, I am reminded that the park isn't just the area past the "Welcome to Alewife Reservation" sign, and extends north along Alewife Brook.

** I can think of several reasons not to feed the Canada geese, and specifically not to feed them bread, but don't think I need to worry about this.

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[otter]

** I hear you on this one. Especially the last bit.