Category Archives: Wild Things

Menhaden in Trouble in the Bay

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Menhaden in Trouble in the Bay While menhaden on the coast are doing fine, menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay are another story. A few days back, the ASMFC Menhaden Management Board Presentation of August 2025 showed graphs revealing the reduced … Continue reading →

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A Car Named After a Fish?

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

A Car Named After a Fish? Now we all know there are a slew of cars named after animals  – Impalas, Cougars, Jaegers, Vipers, Colts, Cobras, Mustad, Broncos, Super Bees…..etc.  But are there any cars named after fish? Yup there … Continue reading →

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False Dawn

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

False Dawn Mysterious and beautiful, False Dawn is the haunting transition between the ink of night and the birth of day. From the east, a dreamlike reddish glow paints the zodiac. Typically arriving an hour before sunrise. Birds have yet … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Frigate

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

The Magnificent Frigate I’m not a serious “birder” yet I do like watching them over the water. Here in New England the biggest and wildest of the bunch has to be the Northern Gannet. Totally amazing. And their presence marks … Continue reading →

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Some Fish are Weird

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Ed Mitchell

If you fish in the same area, year after year, you pretty much know all the local fish.  Face it. There are only so many species you’re apt to cross paths with. And you get familiarized with them one and … Continue reading →

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