Jamaica Pond

This? You should've seen the other one I caught once

By adamg - Sun, 07/04/2021 - 3:49pm

A guy fishing at Jamaica Pond this afternoon landed what seemed like a pretty big fish to several people who stopped to watch him reel it in. He showed it off, then said it was nothing, and showed how large another fish he once caught in the pond was.

The Pond: A drama in three acts

By adamg - Thu, 06/17/2021 - 10:13am

The mama duck and her seven ducklings had settled in for a snooze late yesterday afternoon among the mud and rocks along the Perkins Street side of Jamaica Pond, just up from that outlet tunnel. As the ducklings huddled in a big fuzzball, mother burrowed into her own feathers - but with one eye still on the water.

Then a heron landed maybe 8 or 9 feet away. At first, it stood there, seeming to eye the ducklings. Read more.

Saxytime at Jamaica Pond

By adamg - Thu, 06/03/2021 - 9:22pm

Late this afternoon, a good part of Jamaica Pond and the path around it reverberated with the sound of this guy's saxophone playing.

Logging a heron at Jamaica Pond

By adamg - Tue, 06/01/2021 - 7:02pm

This heron would spend a few minutes today at one spot at Jamaica Pond (spotted here along the Perkins Street side), then flit off to another.

In bloom at Jamaica Pond

By adamg - Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:53pm

This afternoon, along the Pinebank side of Jamaica Pond.

Not to carp, but somebody's dumping koi into Jamaica Pond; they might want to knock that off

By adamg - Sat, 04/24/2021 - 5:16pm

A week ago, there was one koi swimming around at the north end of Jamaica Pond. Today there were at least five, and maybe six - two orange ones, a mostly white one and one or two sort of mud-colored ones. Read more.

Not your average duck

By adamg - Fri, 04/23/2021 - 6:21pm

The photographer, who doesn't know from ducks, except the ones that come up to you with the geese if they think you have bread, spotted this bird scooting along, and alone, on Jamaica Pond this afternoon. Dr. Google pronounces it a ring-necked duck.

All the best spots were taken today

By adamg - Mon, 04/19/2021 - 5:55pm

It was turtles, turtles everywhere at Jamaica Pond today, at least on the one downed tree limb that is the premier turtle lounging spot.

Being koi at Jamaica Pond

By adamg - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 7:12pm

Looks like somebody dumped a sleek and sassy koi into Jamaica Pond recently. Although it doesn't show up in this poor photo, the fish has a splash of orange on its back near its eyes - unlike Moby Carp of years gone by, which was simply white. At one point the goose started going after the fish; the fish was having none of it and swam away.

Full bloom

By adamg - Thu, 04/15/2021 - 4:05pm

Jamaica Pond isn't really the place to head if you want to see spring busting out all over, but there are a couple of trees on the Pinebank side.

When you're walking around Jamaica Pond and a jam session breaks out

By adamg - Sat, 03/27/2021 - 9:13pm

JP Honk performed in a socially-distanced circle this afternoon on Pinebank Promontory, overlooking Jamaica Pond. Read more.

Little open water left at Jamaica Pond

By adamg - Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:48pm

Almost all of Jamaica Pond was covered with ice and snow today. Only a small area near where a tunnel empties into the northern end of the pond remained open. Read more.