Birds of the Week
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One Flew Over the Marshes
The Great Blue Heron flying over the Belle Isle Marsh area in East Boston this morning. Just a few minutes ago he was hanging around with the snowy egrets and black ducks and now...
Moulting Grackle
It’s part of their life. Moulting is the periodic replacement of birds’ feathers by shedding old feathers while producing new ones. Feathers are dead structures at maturity which are gradually abraded and need to...
Jerry Came Back
Moment of joy. Jerry, the little house finch, is back. “He is not Jerry,” – corrects me my wife Sue. “He doesn’t look Jerry. He is Roger.” Maybe, it is Roger. He told me...
Batishchev
There is something futuristic in this photo from the 1960s. The way the characters are lined up. The way they act. It’s a Star Track of Olympic weightlifting. People no longer watch weightlifting like...
What Happens In Russia Stays In Russia. Not Always.
What Happens in Russia Stays in Russia… All of a sudden everybody became doping experts. The mystery behind all phenomenal records and titles and championships has been revealed. It’s all about the dope, man!...
Summertime in Boston
Boston Common and Tremont Street, a major thoroughfare in Boston. Everybody has a different image of Boston in their mind. To me, this area is the Boston in My Mind. Here is the Majestic Theater in...
“There Is Much More To Weightlifting Than Only Doping”
Well said. Ironically, the story repeats itself. Should the whole nation or the whole Olympic discipline in sports be punished for wrongdoings of selected individuals? Here is the whole article. There is much more...
Entering Boston: Sumner Tunnel and Ted Williams Tunnel
Every time you enter Boston from the North Shore on Route 1A, there is a challenging choice to make – whether to enter the Bean Town via the Sumner Tunnel or Ted Williams Tunnel....
My Type of Legend
As a sports historian, I have a special passion for two sports – Olympic weightlifting and hockey. In this regard, the collage cover for this article covers it all, Doug Hepburn is my type...
