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Red-tailed Hawk in my maple tree this morning

I awoke to the screeching of a very irate robin. When it hadn’t stopped by the time I was dressed I went out to…

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Published July 30, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts Birding
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My adventures with the Blue Grosbeak.

I read about the Blue Grosbeak being sighted in Connecticut early in the spring of 2020. I considered driving down to see one. But…

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Published July 29, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts Birding
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My 3 days in Charlestown, RI

After a month of one rainy day after another, my visit to the shore was a terrific change of pace. Beautiful weather and great…

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Published July 29, 2021
Categorized as Eastern New England Birding
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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

  • Birds of Maine
  • Birds of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Bremen, Germany – birds
  • Bugs, all kinds
  • Costa Rica 2023
  • crustaceans
  • Ducks of Massachusetts
  • Eastern New England Birding
  • Macro
  • mammals of New England
  • Monteverde region, CR
  • Pictures just for fun
  • Turtles
  • Visit to Maine: sky, water, and critters
  • Western Massachusetts Birding

Recent Comments

  1. Katherine on The little Hooded MergansersFebruary 23, 2023

    There are a group of us who make merry with the run-on sentence, abuse, overuse and misuse the comma, and…

  2. Marjorie Melnick on The little Hooded MergansersFebruary 22, 2023

    I think you only have to leave your email so that I can reply if I so desire. I would…

  3. Katherine on The little Hooded MergansersFebruary 22, 2023

    That feedback loop between an artist, her subject, and the tools of the medium distills here moments of such pristine…

  4. Ron on Leaving Monteverde for Manuel AntonioFebruary 15, 2023

    Wow, I love your photographs, and your narration is fun to read

  5. Adrian on Heading to the Osa PeninsulaFebruary 8, 2023

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Recent Posts

  • The little Hooded Mergansers
  • Last Morning on the Osa Peninsula
  • Penultimate day in Costa Rica
  • Only 2.5 days left on the Osa Peninsula
  • Evening Squirrel Monkeys
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