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kathmandu ([personal profile] kathmandu) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2025-08-22 11:09 pm
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Contractor skilled at rodent exclusion?

Can anyone recommend a contractor in the greater Camberville area who's good at rodent exclusion? As in, identifying where and how they're getting in, then systematically blocking those entrances so the rodents *stop* getting in.

This is for a 10-residential-unit building, brick and cement block outside, drywall inside. So someone who can handle a project larger than a single-family home. (It's a condo complex; the condo committee does not have any existing connections for that kind of work.)
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pauraque ([personal profile] pauraque) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-22 11:08 am

Semipalmated Plovers

I spotted these cuties on the shore of Lake Champlain.

three small brown and white shorebirds with black collars stand on a muddy lakeshore

Semipalmated Plovers breed in Alaska and northern Canada, and winter on the sea coast in the lower US, the Caribbean, and South America. During migration they can be seen just about anywhere in North America.

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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-21 03:21 pm
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Shorelines



A nearby beach had lots of surfers out. I liked the look of this tree high above them.

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minoanmiss ([personal profile] minoanmiss) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2025-08-20 04:29 pm

Somerville Bookstore to Host LGBTQ+ Wedding Marathon

Somerville bookstore to host ‘wedding marathon’ as Supreme Court weighs overturning marriage equality


"All She Wrote Books, which describes itself as an intersectional feminist and queer bookstore, is hosting a “wedding marathon” for LGBTQIA+ couples Aug. 30. Complete with treats and a wedding photographer, the package gives couples an hour-long ceremony in a simple and beautiful setting, the owner said."
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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-16 05:33 pm

Whale Watching



I should immediately add that although we did see whales, I was not able to get any pics of them! Unfortunately the boat, which was not that large, was rocking too much to focus and the whales came and went too quickly even for the camera phone. Did catch the sea lions on the buoys but not even the ones briefly following us out of the docks as they were there and gone too quickly.

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signoftea ([personal profile] signoftea) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-15 09:40 pm
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Nature diary

Yesterday I stood on the balcony at half past nine, when it was a little less hot outside then inside my apartment. I listened for bird calls, but there were none. Even the swallows and the seagulls seemed to be asleep already. Instead, there were bats!
They weren't easy to see, but as I was looking at the sky, I noticed those little dark shapes fluttering by. They looked almost like leaves in the wind, but clearly had a mind of their own, flying back and forth in front of me.  
I wonder what species they were. It's impossible to tell. They could have been pipistrelles, given how small they were, but there's no way to be sure. During the day, they probably live in holes in the old trees beyond the lawn, or perhaps in little cracks in the walls of the building.
I hope they caught a lot of mosquitoes.
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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-13 01:46 pm

Spring Views



Some months ago now, spotted a baby bunny in a field. So cute!

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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2025-08-11 10:56 am
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The Devil's Punchbowl



Not far from our hotel was a rock feature that had an interesting look to it. What was especially interesting to me were its walls.

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