Lots of birds flying yesterday, most of them raptors. I went out looking for the Kestrels in the early afternoon, assuming I wouldn’t find…
Category: Western Massachusetts Birding
A collection of blog posts related to bird photography in Western Massachusetts.
Big Birds Flying Free
Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, Eagle, Heron, and Swans The day started off with a Red-tailed Hawk high in a tree. I was far enough in…
Birds of Prey
Bird show with Tom Ricardi, rehabilitator and wildlife biologist from Conway, MA Tom is a wonderful presenter for adults and children alike. I loved…
The busy female American Kestrel
Big appetite, lots of variety In the hour + I spent watching her, she ate a mouse, a mole, a grasshopper or Katydid, and…
The male Kestrel with his mate
Today they were hanging out together again. Here are some portraits of this beautiful bird. The lady flew in with a tasty morsel and…
American Kestrel Female
The male is more dramatic but it was fun watching her hunt. I spotted her sitting on a wire with another bird, probably her…
Short post on Turtles
Turtles are fun and easy to photograph as they don’t move fast, generally. Painted turtles in Amherst and Hadley, MA And here is a…
The novel Red-headed Woodpecker
This bird is rarely seen in Massachusetts Walking along the Norwottuck bike path, I caught a flash of red at the top of a…
Wood Ducks – I’m still in their thrall!
So beautiful and so shy! Seen at Fanny Stebbins Wildlife Refuge in Longmeadow, MA And here was another pair seen the same day at…
Swans in flight
Always pretty – not always nice Watching the adults with a few of their offspring, there were a couple of spats between one of…