Philly Invaded by....

SEA MONSTERS! 

Yes, Philadelphia has been invaded by Sea Monsters...

(and you thought Lantern Flies were bad!) 

An old warehouse in the Philadelphia Navy Yard 

is their preferred dwelling (Building 611). 

Unfortunately, their location is directly under a flight path 

entering the Philly airport. 

I guess having a convenient food source played 

a role in where they took up residence.

So, if you are flying into Philly anytime soon, 

Good luck and be safe! 

I heard that authorities hope to have eradicated 

these pests by mid-November. 

So if you want to see them, 

you have about a month to get there. 

No worries though, 

security will not let you within reach of the tentacles, 

so you'll be safe. 

The Philadelphia Navy Yard is located at 

4701 Intrepid Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112

More Sea Monster images here. 

More Navy Yard images here. 

A Snowy Owl in the City of Snowy Philly

Once a City Owl, Always a City Owl.  

I have a bit of bad news...

sad news actually. 

Philly died. 

Philly With His GPS Tag

©Scott Weidensaul, Project Snowstorm

Philly was the name of a Snowy Owl. 

One of many that have come south 

in what is called an irruption. 

(Irruptions do not happen often, 

this is the first one in decades according to Project Snowstorm.) 

A Country Snowy Owl
Lancaster, PA

Philly was one of several snowy owls 

to be tagged with a gps transmitter 

so that his movements could be tracked. 

He was hanging out at the 

Philadelphia Airport, 

a dangerous place for an owl. 

Snowy Owl Basking in a Sunny Field
Lancaster, PA

When he was captured and tagged, 

Philly was relocated to the farm fields of Lancaster. 

But that didn't last long. 

Once a City Owl, Always a City Owl.  

Philly returned to the airport. 

Unfortunately, before he was recaptured, 

he collided with a plane.
:(

Philly's Movements Around the Airport

Project Snowstorm

I am so sad as I had been tracking Philly's movements 

 posted online at Project Snow Storm.  

Sadly,

 I didn't make it down to see Philly to see him. 

You can learn more about 

Snowy Owls and the gps project at Project Snowstorm. 

You can also view reported sightings of Snowy Owls at ebird.com

Sorry about the overly cropped and sharpened photos. 
I am not typically a wildlife photographer 
and only had a 200mm lens and the owl was far from the road. 

Come along....The Party's Here! 

And be sure to Get Social.  I love bumping into my friends in cyberspace too!

Philly Skyline from South Street Bridge

It is so nice to have a fellow photographer friend

to do night time city excursions with!

I would never go alone and do this.

Submitted to Weekend Reflections.