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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…

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Published September 5, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, green herons, herons, Nature photography, swamp birds
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Juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Herons

In the water, trees and skies, night herons everywhere. Speckled and streaked with beautiful red/orange eyes and the Mama close by, they were fun…

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Published August 20, 2022
Categorized as Eastern New England BirdingTagged bird photography, birding, juvenile herons, Nature photography, night herons, yellow-capped night herons
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Fiddler Crabs

Called such because the one long and one short claw looked to someone like a crab playing the fiddle! Here are some shots of…

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Published August 20, 2022
Categorized as crustaceansTagged crabs, fiddler crabs, Nature photography, tide water wildlife
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Ospreys in Milford, CT

Lots of Ospreys flying about. I didn’t see them diving for fish. I believe they were pulling them from the water as the herons…

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Published August 20, 2022
Categorized as Eastern New England BirdingTagged bird photography, birds in Connecticut, Nature photography, Ospreys
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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…

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Published August 11, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, Blue Grosbeak, fledgling grosbeaks, Goldfinches, monarch butterflies, Nature photography
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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…

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Published August 10, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birding, blue grosbeaks, bluebirds, cedar waxwings, herons, nature, Nature photography, phoebes, young birds
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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…

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Published August 3, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged Bald Eagles, bird photography, birding, Eagles, mockingbirds, nature, nature shots, Northern mockingbirds
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Glossy Ibises

In the marsh and in the air

Published August 1, 2022
Categorized as Birds of MaineTagged bird photography, birds, Glossy Ibises, Ibises, Maine birding, nature photograph, shore birds
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Maine Snowy Egrets in a Portland neighborhood

We rarely see these egrets down in the Pioneer Valley of central Massachusetts so it was fun to watch them in the marshes near…

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Published August 1, 2022
Categorized as Birds of MaineTagged bird photography, birds, egrets, Maine coastal birds, nature, Nature photography, Snowy Egrets
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Coyote Spotting

In a freshly mowed field off the bike path in Amherst, a coyote strolls along. I wasn’t sure that it mighty not just be…

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Published July 31, 2022
Categorized as mammals of New EnglandTagged coyote, coyotes, new england animals
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About the blog

Hello, and welcome. My name is Marjorie Melnick. I am a senior lecturer at UMass/Amherst and an avid nature photographer. This blog documents my humble photo adventures, and I warmly invite you to follow along!

Categories

  • Audubon Society, Milford CT
  • beavers
  • Birds of Maine
  • Birds of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Bremen, Germany – birds
  • Bugs, all kinds
  • Costa Rica 2023
  • Costa Rica 2025
  • crustaceans
  • Ducks of Massachusetts
  • Eastern New England Birding
  • Macro
  • mammals of New England
  • Monteverde region, CR
  • Pictures just for fun
  • Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
  • Tanzania Safari
  • Tucson, AZ Nature Photography
  • Turtles
  • Visit to Maine: sky, water, and critters
  • Western Massachusetts Birding
  • Zanzibar

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