Ways to Help the Songbirds
Posted by Jack Russell on August 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Federal and state wildlife officials in the mid-Atlantic region are asking people to stop feeding birds and providing water in bird baths amid dozens of reports of mysterious songbird deaths.
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Waterspouts: View From Afar
Posted by Jack Russell on August 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Waterspouts are fascinating to witness especially if you see them in the distance. Cap’n Jack says of the waterspouts he photographed here, “This was very interesting to see from afar.”
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From the Cap’n: Summer’s Waning
Posted by Jack Russell on August 16, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Chesapeake Bay blue crabs have been scarce the whole season. Prices are the highest in history. Theories abound as to the cause. Cap’n Jack says, “This is how Mother Nature works sometimes.”
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Drone Takeover Tested From St. George Island
Posted by Jack Russell on April 6, 2021 · Leave a Comment
In addition to the osprey returning to St. George Island last month, some new visitors appeared briefly in the air stream – small drones.
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Winter in the Chesapeake
Posted by Jack Russell on February 4, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The lower Potomac water temperature is 38 degrees F – usually the season for oyster boats to be prowling, but the pandemic has brought no demand for oysters and low prices. But a lot of the Chesapeake Bay birds and ducks are back for the season.
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Bay Fisheries Takes COVID Hit
Posted by Jack Russell on December 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The coronavirus has upended the Chesapeake Bay fisheries, says Cap’n Jack — both the commercial aspects as well as Recreational and Charter fishing continue to suffer setbacks. Good news for consumers: prices have fallen.
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Christmas Time on St. George Island Remembered: Lena Denny
Posted by Jack Russell on December 24, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Lena “Baby Lena” (Poe) Denny, 1935-2010, recalls her memories of Christmas growing up on St. George Island — and includes the family’s eggnog recipe — guaranteed to produce a “Blissful Christmas.”
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Sea Nettles Never Leave, Message From the Cap’n
Posted by Jack Russell on July 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Condensed milk will neutralize a sting in the eye, or elsewhere, from sea nettles, says Cap’n Jack Russell. Watermen, he claims, wouldn’t go crabbing without a can along side ’em.
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Goin’ Crabbing? Some Hints in Message from the Cap’n
Posted by Jack Russell on May 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment
After what seems a false early start in March, the crab season is running a bit behind schedule as May moves into June. https://www.facebook.com/Jack-Russell-Fins-And-Claws-843047089123253/
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Help Captain Pat’s: Help the Watermen
Posted by Jack Russell on April 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A GoFundMe site has been established for Captain Pat’s Seafood — not only a Lexington Park landmark and beloved seafood restaurant — but one of the last local buyers of local watermen’s fresh Southern Maryland catches.
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