Herons and Pileated Woodpeckers This was certainly the most exciting birding moment of the spring! A birding companion had been there to see the…
Tag: bird photography
Killdeer
Killdeer with babies! Kill-bambies? I just stumbled on these guys – so cute! They were running all over the place causing their parents all…
Ducks!
Spring ducks in Western MA Wood ducks are one of the main attractions of the early spring in this neighborhood. My favorite places to…
Swallows in flight
Hard to capture but fun to practice on! Barn swallows Tree swallows – flying around, fighting, mating – general mayhem! An argument? (in chronological…
Silvio Conte conservation area in May
Birds and animals on meadows, open water, streams, and various forest habitats! One surprise in early May was this Egret pulling fish out of…
Morning at the Quabbin Reservoir
Still some migratory birds around The Chestnut-sided Warbler was a new one for me. I was really excited to see it up close. Then…
Wentworth Conservation Area
This is one of a couple of places in Amherst where I can reliably find Orchard Orioles. This is a lovely bird with its…
Tree Swallows, fighting
Why can’t they just get along? I often see squabbles in the air. They seem to really mean business, whether it is about mating…
Swamp birds, herons mostly
Herons fishing, hanging out, flying, generally just being If your patience is equal to that of the heron, standing motionless for even 45 minutes,…
Sand Hill Crane in Western MA
A single crane stopping through. When I arrived at the farm where they had been seen, the fields were empty so I drove around…