Congratulations to Danbury Pal Softball Champions!

For the 14 and under league: Ramey Construction

Head Coach: Jay Eriquez
Assistant Coach: Kevin Gaboardi

and...

For the 12 and under league: Bill's Autobody
Head Coach: John DiCarlo (far right)
Assistant Coaches: Monica Mueller, Hillel Goldman, & Susan Church

Congratulations to all players and coaches on a fine season!

Baby swans at Hatters Park

Psycho the Swan is a father! He and Mrs. Psycho have six cygnets.

The proud parents watch the babies carefully as they feed. Below is a close-up of one of the babies. I wouldn't call this little guy an ugly duckling, would you?

Opening Day at Hatter's park

The dandelions have sprung...
....and softball season has begun!

Players in the Danbury Police Athletic League congratulate each other on a good game at Hatters Park in Danbury, CT.

Nice game, girls!

Turtle Romance

Two eastern painted turtles meet up on a log at Hatters park in Danbury. Spring is here and romance is in the air!

Seagulls at Candlewood Park

At Candlewood Park in Danbury, the seagulls occupy the grass along with our friends the Canada geese. There are actually several species of seagulls that populate inland Connecticut. I think these are ring-billed gulls. Any bird experts out there care to identify them?

Here they are in flight:

They appear to get along quite well the the park's Canada geese (see earlier post). As I approached them on the grass, they separated themselves from the geese and finally took off.

Wildlife in Candlewood Park

Canada Geese graze not far from the lake at Candlewood Park in Danbury, CT. When most people think of these animals, they think of the mess they leave behind and prefer Swans like our friend Psycho at Hatters Park (see earlier post.) But according to biologists, mute swans are an invasive species that were imported from Europe in 1910. Mute swans are more destructive to plants in their eating habits than Canada geese and "steal" territory from native birds. Still, I like them both. Tomorrow's post: More birds at Candlewood Lake.

Postcards from Candlewood Park

Candlewood Park is located on Hayestown Road in Danbury, Connecticut, right across the street from the Danbury Police Athletic League buiding. It was raining today, but as you can see from the picture below, the colors of spring shone through. Tomorrow's post: Wildlife on Candlewood Lake.