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Bog Whisperer: A gaggle of goslings

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

It's summer at Ronald Bog and Bog Whisperer Martin De Grazia is there with his camera to document the action.

The baby goslings have grown into teenagers but they still stick together in a gaggle.



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Goslings on the roof

Friday, May 13, 2022

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Melissa DeGrazia spotted this nest of goslings on the moss covered roof over the sign at Ronald Bog. Since they usually learn how to swim before they fly, I'm not sure how this is going to work out.

Hard to tell how many family units are in this photo by Martin DeGrazia

There were a lot of nests on the ground, though and the parents were all out herding their babies.

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

And here's a close-up of fuzzy yellowness.

Diane Hettrick


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Weather: Wait 15 minutes

Thursday, May 12, 2022

 
Photo by Melissa DeGrazia

So if your house is under the leading edge of this cloud, you will have the northwest experience of sun in the front yard, rain in the back.

This photo was taken at Ronald Bog park in central Shoreline.



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Goslings at Ronald Bog

 
Photo by Melissa DeGrazia

Today I received sad news that all three nests at Bitter Lake have failed. The lakewatcher there thinks that the problem is that the groundskeepers trimmed away all the foliage between the path and the lake, giving the geese no cover for their nests.

No lack of green space for goslings at Ronald Bog
Photo by Melissa DeGrazia

At Ronald Bog there is a different story, with this thriving family photographed by The Bogwatcher's Daughter Melissa DeGrazia.

--Diane Hettrick



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Ballinger Neighborhood Back in Action

Friday, April 1, 2022

Photo courtesy the Ronald Bog Blog

On Monday, April 4, 2022 at 6:30pm, in honor of Earth Day and the advent of Spring, Ballinger Neighborhood Association will host guest speakers, Brugger's Bog Native Plant Stewards Marla Tullio and Barbara Guthrie. 

They are the leaders of the restoration of our wetland habitat at Brugger's Bog Park being done in partnership with Forterra and Shoreline Green Partnership.

We invite you to come to hear about their important project and learn more about the Earth Day restoration work party at the Bog on April 24.

To join the meeting, go to our new website, https://www.BALNA.org, and add your address to our new email list. Or send an email to ballingerneighborhood@gmail.com. The Zoom meeting ID and password will be sent to you before the meeting.

Already know you would like to pitch in? Register to help now at the Earth Day event on April 24th: https://forterra.org/events/celebrate-earth-day-at-bruggers-bog-in-shoreline/

In other news, BALNA is gearing up for the return of our very popular Friendship Festival in late summer, and we are looking for neighbors interested in helping plan this year's event. Stay tuned!

BALNA Board
Stephanie Angeles, Judy Moore, Londa Jacques, Joyce Lingerfelt


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Bog Whisperer: Spring turtles at The Bog

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Now we know it's spring. The turtles are starting to wake from hibernation and sun themselves on the snags of Ronald Bog.




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Bog Whisperer: New visitor to the area - a Green-Winged Teal duck

Friday, February 25, 2022

A pair of green-winged Teal ducks at Ronald Bog
Photo by Martin DeGrazia
The ducks are Green-Winged Teals. I don't think I have ever come across one of these before. If I had known what I was photographing I would have taken more pictures of them.

--Martin DeGrazia

Green-Winged Teal duck at Ronald Bog
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

The green is vivid on the male. I went through my photos and I've never heard of these before. I found a few other unpublished photos of unusual ducks, which I will start publishing. We have a lot of the brown ducks and the wood ducks.

I saw duck decoys long before I ever saw a photo of an actual wood duck. I was shocked. I had always assumed that the lurid coloring was some fetish that duck hunters used to lure ducks and not a representation of an actual bird.

--Diane Hettrick



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Bog Whisperer - they only come out in the sun

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Aren't bog creatures supposed to come out at night? Maybe they do, but Bog Whisperer Martin DeGrazia was out in the sunshine at Ronald Bog, N 175th and Meridian Ave N.

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

This bog creature looks like he's falling asleep. It was a nice day for a nap on a log. By the way, those are branches, not his tail.

--Diane Hettrick



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Not just the coyotes are getting bold

Monday, February 7, 2022

 
Photo by Breck Haining

Photographer Breck Haining says, 

"I occasionally see River Otters by Log Boom Park in Kenmore, but usually when I do see them I do not have my camera. Yesterday I was birding by the marina which connects to Log Boom Park.  I happened to see a River Otter swimming near the shore. It later climbed up on a dock where I was able to take a good photo of it."

I find this astonishing. The first time I was told about river otters, in Echo Lake, no one had a clue what they were. It took several months and a children's book to identify the mystery critters as otters. 

It was several years before I got my first photo of an otter, taken by Martin DeGrazia at Ronald Bog. And it was several years after that before they started regularly posing for Martin.

I now know that they are in every lake, bog, and stream around us. But they have always been shy and elusive, even while they were stealing your prize koi.

With the pandemic and people staying in their homes, the coyotes started coming out in the daylight. I lived here for 20 years before I even knew that we had coyotes. Now I get reports weekly of coyotes boldly walking through yards and streets in the daylight.

Now the otters are coming out. They are far more benign that coyotes, but it's strange to see this one fully out of the water, staring down the photographer.

Warning: we also have raccoons, weasels, opossums, and bobcats.  I wonder if they will be next to come into the daylight?

--Diane Hettrick


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Ronald Bog: Birds on the freezing bog

Monday, December 27, 2021

Cold feet

Shallow Ronald Bog is usually the first to freeze over. The birds that frequent the bog adapt - walking on the ice, sitting / swimming in partially frozen water - and I'm not sure what's going on with the submerged bird with its long neck out of the water.

Photos are by Martin De Grazia.


A family of mallard ducks appear to be half in and half out of the frozen Ronald Bog.


Possibly the first photo of the Bog Ness Monster.

--DKH




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Ronald Bog: the eagle and the otter

Thursday, December 23, 2021

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Checking in at Ronald Bog. 

Martin DeGrazia reports that "Two of my favorite visitors have come by in the last week. The eagle and the otter."

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Your editor keeps wanting to sing "The Holly and the Ivy." Maybe someone can write new words to the song.

Thank you Susan Prince for this poem!

Sung to the tune of, "The Holly and the Ivy"

The eagle and the otter,
Made their presence known.
Of all the creatures in the bog,
the eagle bears the crown.

Anyone else?


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At the Bog: Northern Shovelers (birds - not construction workers)

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Photo by Martin De Grazia

 At Ronald Bog today, some mallards and Northern Shovelers.

Photo by Martin De Grazia

Resting in the grass.

Just a note: never feed waterfowl. Let them find their own food in the Bog and elsewhere.



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Bog Whisperer: But the wood ducks aren't listening

Thursday, September 23, 2021

The male wood duck was not listening to Martin DeGrazia (who took this photo)

A pair of Wood Ducks hanging out on Ronald Bog Wednesday. I am not a whisperer here. As soon as I am sighted, they head for the bushes. 

And the female turned tail and refused to pose
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Unfortunately, I could not get them close together.

--Martin DeGrazia



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Green heron at Ronald Bog

Monday, September 6, 2021

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Ronald Bog has a lot of creatures - all of whom seem to have coped with the refurbishing of the park at the north end. Turtles, otters, crayfish (invasive and native), ducks, geese, eagles, hawks, and this green heron - who really is green.

Martin DeGrazia has photographed them all. He has a particular talent for getting elusive creatures like the otters to pose for him. I call him the Bog Whisperer.

--Diane Hettrick


 

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Sundown at Ronald Bog

Friday, September 3, 2021

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Ronald Bog is a contrast in light and shadow as the sun sets in a multicolored tapestry. In this view the Bog looks as if it has been unchanged for centuries, but it actually has a somewhat sordid past.


However, anyone can change their ways, so we will view the Bog as it is today, not what it used to be.

--DKH



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Early morning at Ronald Bog

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

An early morning view of Ronald Bog on an overcast day. Hard to tell that this lake in the middle of the city, surrounded on three sides by very busy streets.





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Free Meridian Park Walk this Saturday, July 17th

Friday, July 16, 2021

Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools 

Join walk leader Donna on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10:00am for a free walk around the Meridian Park neighborhood. The guided walk begins in the parking lot of Meridian Park School, 17077 Meridian Park Ave N. and is 3.2 miles long with a rating of “moderate” for some hills.

The free group walk is part of the City of Shoreline’s “Shoreline Walks” community walking program helping Shoreline adults stay active, meet new people (or connect with old friends) and feel safer and more confident exploring our city by foot. 

No need to sign up, just show up at the meetup location. For more information on Shoreline Walks, please visit www.shorelinewa.gov/shorelinewalks or call Recreation Specialist, Marianne Johnson at 206-801-2638.

Saturday, July 17, 2021, 10:00am

Meridian Park Walk

Points along the way include the Children’s Center, the small Meridian Park itself, the Jewish Cemetery, Shorewood High School, and Shoreline City Hall. At end of walk there will be an option to check out the improvements to Ronald Bog Park which is across from the school.
  • Walk is approximately 3.2 miles / 2 hours
  • Rating: Moderate (some hills)
  • Meet at: In parking lot in front of Meridian Park School 17077 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
  • Walk Leader Donna


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Back to the Bog - goose family returns safely to Ronald Bog

Saturday, June 5, 2021

The Goose family returns to the Bog

Thanks to reader Jackie Pedraza for letting us know that the goose family made it safely back across Meridian to their home in Ronald Bog after checking out the scene on the Meridian Park Elementary side of the street. (see yesterday's article)

The photos brought up memories for Patty Hale, who shared this story:

"Meridian Park Elementary has been home to many waterfowl families over the years. One year when I was teaching there, a duck built her nest in a central courtyard right outside of the kindergarten classrooms. 

"What a special spring that was for those children! From nest building, egg laying and then a duckling parade with momma leading the way around the perimeter of the building and to the bog. 

"The kindergarten teachers (3 classes that year) collectively must have read the book 'Make Way For Ducklings' a hundred times!"



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Adventurous geese leave Ronald Bog

Friday, June 4, 2021

Photo by Janet Way

Why did the goose cross the road? 

Why did this entire goose family leave their home at Ronald Bog and cross busy Meridian to end up on the sidewalk in front of Meridian Park School?

Photo by Janet Way

They managed to pick a time when traffic lights stopped most traffic and other drivers stopped to let them cross (and take photos - thank you!).

We don't know if they decided to stay there or if they made the dangerous trip back to the Bog.



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Moms Demand Action (against gun violence) Wear Orange events Friday and Saturday as part of nationwide effort

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Orange the Overpass on 145th Friday

On Friday, June 4, 2021, as part of Wear Orange Weekend and following National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 4, volunteers with the Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action, in partnership with the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, will host a Wear Orange event to honor the lives of those affected by gun violence and elevate gun violence prevention efforts nationwide.

The Washington event will include volunteers and supporters of gun violence awareness raising attention to this important public health crisis.

Folks will be waving banners at Friday evening commuters spreading the word of June 4th as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and #WearOrange weekend.

Friday June 4th -  ORANGE THE OVERPASS at 145th over I-5, starting at 3pm 
Register here or just show up 

Saturday June 5th - 10am-12pm - Ronald Bog Park - SIGN WAVING AT THE PONIES
https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-2021/41412/signup/

Wear Orange originated on June 2, 2015 -- what would have been Hadiya Pendleton’s 18th birthday. Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor after she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 in 2013.

In 2020, the number of people killed by gun violence exceeded 40,000 – the highest rate of gun deaths in two decades. But as gun violence has grown, so too has the movement to stop it.

The Wear Orange campaign asks everyone in America who wants to save lives from gun violence to do one simple thing on June 4, National Gun Violence Awareness Day: Wear Orange. 






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