There’s nothing like resuming a routine after an extended hiatus to notice change. I haven’t resumed morning rows on the bay as much as I would like to. Nonetheless, I look out on … more

It looked like a loaf of bread only it wasn’t in a plastic bag with a twist tie. The slices were the size of Texas French toast and individually wrapped. They were neatly lined up in the … more

An American White Pelican was spotted  last week on one of the rocks in the Rock Island chain north of Gaspee Point. The bird was first reported to the Beacon by Bill Aldrich who forwarded this … more

By ERIN O'BRIEN It's a bit like being expectant godparent. Or perhaps arriving home to squatters. Our evergreen Christmas wreath arrived before Thanksgiving and lasted beyond St. Patrick's Day, when I finally relocated it to the back porch. It seemed to more

Battle in the sky David Chartier has trained his Canon lens on hundreds of birds, capturing eagles and Osprey as they catch fish, Snowy Owls on their winter visits from the Arctic and even a blue heron as it snatched a chipmunk. With hopes of catching more

By ROB DUGUAY One understated result of COVID-19 is how it has made time for creative types to get more things done. Whether out of necessity or for a hobby, artists are making more art pieces, writers and poets are having more of their work published, more

By ROB DUGUAY When it comes to putting out new music, 2020 has rewritten the handbook. The long-lost art of putting out a record and playing shows to sell it at the merch table is currently nonexistent thanks to COVID-19, and you can forget the idea of more

By ERIN O'BRIEN "As a kid I was not allowed to have a pet. I think I went overboard."e; Lidia said thoughtfully. Over the years Lidia and Scott Goodinson and their four children had a menagerie of house pets in their Norwood home. "e;We had everything but more

These colorful birds are a combination of bright emerald green with yellow on the neck, throat and breast with gives the appearance of scales hence the name, Scaly-Breasted Lorikeets more