Baby swans are growing up! May 23, 2022 A week later A month later, residing deep in the reeds September 3, feeding and enjoying…
Category: Western Massachusetts Birding
A collection of blog posts related to bird photography in Western Massachusetts.
Green Herons, 9/1/22
The many aspects of this remarkably malleable bird. As he sits on a stump waiting for a meal, the bird is not much bigger…
Blue Grosbeak fledgling flies up to the top!
I’ve been watching the sumac hedge off and on for a few days to see if I could spot a baby. She seemed awfully…
What a fun, if very warm, day!
Yesterday, thinking the muted light would be great for photos, I headed out and with the light constantly changing, I soon forgot about the…
A couple of weeks with Northern Mockingbirds!
Lots of mockingbird nestlings, fledglings, and angry parents about just now. My story begins in Nyack NY, where a ripe plum in a playground…
Spring migration of ducks
In late winter the ducks and other water fowl begin arriving. For me the return of ducks is the beginning of the birding season.…
Winter, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks
The winter fields are dotted with small, colorful birds. The Horned Larks fly in swarms and they are often joined by the buntings. The…
Red-tailed hawk, portraits
He/she was not at all interested in me.
Ducks on ice – ducks in flight
Looking a little unnatural on the ice, if you ask me! Watching them take off.
The Northern Pintail ducks
These 2 pretty and aptly-named (if you look at the male) ducks arrived at the UMass pond mid-February. They tried socializing with the Mallards…