Not a summer bird around these parts, what fun to see them back this week, although it’s possible that there is just this one…
Category: Western Massachusetts Birding
A collection of blog posts related to bird photography in Western Massachusetts.
Little Sandpipers in the flooded fields.
I can’t say now which of these were the Greater and which the Lesser Yellowlegs. Hanging out next to each other it was obvious…
Egrets, Snowy and Great
Last year this time there were often well over 20 Great Egrets roosting in the trees in Longmeadow, MA at the Fanny Stebbins wildlife…
The beautiful wood ducks!
Among the beautiful ducks of this continent, the fairly common wood duck is still a standout! The males are back in their beautiful colors…
Green Heron celebration!
I spent 45 minutes this evening following a couple of Green Herons around the marsh, just enjoying their shenanigans. Life is earnest for them;…
The Bobolink in Hadley yesterday
I spent the morning yesterday with a friend, Dave Levy, who does most of his birding along the coast. I was afraid there might…
A Visit with the Herons, Aug. 15
So many birds finally – hard to choose whom to focus on at the marsh yesterday at dinner time. For the Green, it was…
Fledgling Song Sparrow
August 12 Let’s face it, babies are cute and there’s no getting around the cuteness factor in this little one!
How an Egret can cheer up a gloomy day
I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of subtle weather complaining. The brilliant white of these birds can be a challenge on a…
Some days the dragonflies are more interesting than the birds!
Aug 6th I got tired of looking for birds that weren’t there and it turns out that my amazing 400mm 2.8 lens also has…