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Red-tailed hawk, portraits

He/she was not at all interested in me.

Published July 6, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds of prey, hawks, nature, raptors, red-tailed hawks
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Macaws mating high in a tree

One of the amazing bird types we saw a lot of on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica were the very large and spectacularly…

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Published January 25, 2022
Categorized as Birds of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds of Costa Rica, birds of Osa Peninsula, mating birds, mating Macaws, nature, Scarlet Macaws
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The Lordly Bald Eagles

I spent some nice time a couple of weeks ago with Mr. (on the left) and Mrs. (on the right) eagle as they chilled…

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Published November 28, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged Bald Eagles, bird photography, nature, pair of eagles
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The adorable little Hooded Merganser ducks

On Thanksgiving day, on my own and happy to have the time to get caught up, I finally just had to get outside before…

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Published November 27, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birding, Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Mergansers, water birds
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The little guys!

Birds are getting scarce; many have headed south while others seem to be hanging about, perhaps confused with the warm weather. Farmers are cutting…

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Published October 23, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, finches, little birds, pipits, sparrows, warblers
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More Egret pictures! Can there be too many?

The little Snowy Egret and the Great Egret have been hanging about together every day. They are both amazingly beautiful birds! Here the Snowy…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, egrets, Great Egrets, Nature photography, Snowy Egrets
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The Northern Flicker

This spectacular bird sports the typical woodpecker red on its head and spots on its front, but the tail feathers and underwing feathers are…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds, Nature photography, Northern Flicker, Woodpeckers
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The female Northern Harrier

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…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds, hawks, Nature photography, Northern Harrier, raptors
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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!

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  • 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
  • Grebes, Great Crested
  • Macro
  • mammals of New England
  • Monteverde region, CR
  • Pictures just for fun
  • Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
  • Tanzania Safari
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  • Visit to Maine: sky, water, and critters
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    What a wonderful expedition report with beautiful photos and a charming story. And: a great song video that was uploaded…

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