We’ve been enjoying lovely fall weather here on the Vineyard. In contrast, I’ve been watching the next hurricane heading for Florida’s West Coast.
Nature & Science
What is going on with red-breasted mergansers? Why are these handsome ducks so scarce this winter?
The nights ahead will be moonless for most of the coming week.
As the days lengthen and the weather grows even milder, farmers around the Island are pulling out potting soil and clearing greenhouses.
Last week Lanny McDowell reported that Happy Spongberg spotted an osprey on Feb. 22, an unusually early date.
Frost bottoms — also called frost pockets — create the topography of this area and have some wild and unique attributes.
James Pond was the place to be on Tuesday, as fishermen, town officials and others pulled on waders to help clear a channel for herring.
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Thursday July 11, 2024
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.