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Manuel Antonio Park

Many Sloths and Monkeys, Lizards and Crabs, beautiful plants and insects. Only 2,000 people a day are allowed in the park and the only…

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Published February 5, 2023
Categorized as Costa Rica 2023Tagged 2-toes sloths, 3-toed sloths, capuchin monkeys, crabs, grasshoppers, howler monkey, hummingbird nesting, lizards, manuel antonio park, sloths
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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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Gull baby demanding food – how cute!

Looking down from the deck of the house at low tide, I saw a gull drop a crab on the rocks and fly down…

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Published August 31, 2021
Categorized as Eastern New England Birding, Visit to Maine: sky, water, and crittersTagged birds feeding their young, crabs, eating crabs, gulls, gulls eating
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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

  • beavers
  • 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
  • Tucson, AZ Nature Photography
  • Turtles
  • Visit to Maine: sky, water, and critters
  • Western Massachusetts Birding

Recent Comments

  1. Sue Minard on Sandhill Cranes up CloseSeptember 24, 2023

    Fabulous photos!

  2. Marjorie Melnick on Fanny Stebbins 4/2April 4, 2023

    Thanks!! Come visit again this spring!

  3. Katherine on Fanny Stebbins 4/2April 4, 2023

    Truly a lovely day. Exhilarating, I’d say!

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

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