For the Birds 16
This September post gives a clue about why I pay attention to the birds when waiting for a ship. Of course, buffleheads migrate into the sixth boro in late autumn and stay until spring. But since the onset of 2022, birds have been everywhere, including the names on ships. Check AIS or the waters themselves […]
For the Birds 15
Birds and water tend to go together, but farther inland sometimes you see captivating sights, birds exotic to me. Rivers and lakes have these elongated birds. For the best photos of herons . . . a blog devoted entirely to these birds, check out babsje heron blog. I’ve been reading it for years. The graceful […]
For the Birds 14
Here are the birds. Now what’s the rest of the story? Part of the story is told by these flags, US courtesy, German registry, and is that a pilot flag? She was large for a 2008 container ship: 1098′ x 140′ with a capacity of 8606 teu. I’d love to know more about accessing […]
For the Birds 13
The water and its edges are good places to see birds; that’s the origin of this series. The next six photos were taken in August 1997, almost 25 years ago. I post them now because I recently learned some new info, which pertains to the gentleman in brown (driving the boat and bearded and sunglasses) […]
For the Birds 12
Slater, later, but for now . . . birds! If I could paint a picture of these elegant BB red old English bantams strutting around my brother’s garage, I’d put it on my wall. If ever there was a bird that deserves to inspire a cartoon figure with swagger, the oyster catcher should be right […]
For the Birds 11
Whatzit? Or, howzit? It’s just a male bufflehead caught in mid-dive. This is the winter bird of the sixth boro . . . Hmm . . . maybe we need a whole set of sixth boro symbols. I’m open to your suggestions for tree, rock, beverage, flag . . . the works . . Sometimes […]
For the Birds 10
Ships with bird names seem plentiful this year. Recall One Ibis, ONE Apus, ONE Stork, CM CGM Aquila, Oyster Catcher, NYK Falcon, NYK Crane… I could go on. In the past months and not posted here, I’ve seen tankers like BW Raven and Yasa Flamingo, Yasa Hawk and Yasa Swan…, but this guy, a bufflehead, […]
For the Birds 9
I haven’t used this title in half a decade, but today I couldn’t resist. JRT waited at the Staten Island side of the VZ. But so were the geese, the brants. Lots of them. As well as the gulls. James D joined JRT as an escort gull whizzed overhead. Now you see it? Now? Jonathan […]
Where “Exotics” Ain’t Exotic 1
Long time readers of this blog know I’ve assigned the term “exotic” to vessel types not commonly seen in the sixth boro. If I’d begun the blog in the SW Louisiana section of the Gulf of Mexico, I’d never have called the boats in this post “exotic.” For a primer on types of offshore supply […]
April Duxster
Six years ago today, truckster was spawned here. I’ve had fun with that, and if I see more old mobile or formerly mobile hardware along the ways, I’ll still stop and look closer. By the way, any guesses on the make and year? Answer is at the end of this post. But all things must […]
tugster: a waterblog 