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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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Today in my garden

I saw, Flickers, jays, crows, many small little sparrow-like birds plus a Cedar Waxwing which I haven’t seen in a couple of weeks. Bees…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Bugs, all kinds, Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged backyard critters, cedar waxwing, Goldfinches, Monarchs, Nature photography
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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

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

    Thanks!! Come visit again this spring!

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

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

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

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