The summer scene is back to normal this year at Pay and Inkwell beaches following a project this spring to renourish them with tons of clean sand dredged sand from underneath the Little Bridge.

Saturday night an assembly of beautiful celestial objects shine low in the western sky after sunset.

A recent survey of the major breeding grounds of waterfowl predicts record numbers of ducks will be migrating south in the fall.

Last Sunday, State Beach was invaded by millions of jelly-like organisms, and folks wanted to know what they were.

For the second time this month, Sengekontacket Pond has been closed to shellfishing because of rainfall. The town of Oak Bluffs said the pond was closed Wednesday and would reopen on Monday, July 20 at the earliest. If there is more rainfall, the closure could be extended.

Naturalist Gus Ben David has handled everything from gigantic snakes to enormous birds of prey, but the latest creature under his care is less intimidating and quite a bit more endearing: a baby osprey recently rescued on Chappaquiddick. Mr. Ben David has been feeding and housing the small raptor.