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Fanny Stebbins Wildlife Refuge

Yesterday, between Forest Park and Fanny Stebbins there were Great Blue Herons, Blue-winged Teals, Swans, Swallows, Osprey, Eagles, the Wood Ducks on my previous…

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Published April 21, 2024
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, bird watching, blue-winged teal, Eagles, great blue herons, herons, nature shots, osprey, swallows, Swans, teal
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Audubon area, Milford, CT

Many different shore birds I saw no Ospreys and only a couple of terns this visit, but instead I was introduced to two new…

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Published September 23, 2023
Categorized as Eastern New England BirdingTagged audubon area, bird photography, Black Skimmers, egrets, golden plovers, gulls, herons, nature photos, shore birds
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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,…

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Published April 22, 2023
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, Great Blue Heron, herons, Nature photography, swamp birds
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Big Birds Flying Free

Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, Eagle, Heron, and Swans The day started off with a Red-tailed Hawk high in a tree. I was far enough in…

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Published October 16, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged big birds, bird photography, birds of prey, Eagles, herons, Nature photography, Ospreys, Swans
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Green Herons, 9/1/22

The many aspects of this remarkably malleable bird. As he sits on a stump waiting for a meal, the bird is not much bigger…

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Published September 5, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, green herons, herons, Nature photography, swamp birds
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What a fun, if very warm, day!

Yesterday, thinking the muted light would be great for photos, I headed out and with the light constantly changing, I soon forgot about the…

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Published August 10, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birding, blue grosbeaks, bluebirds, cedar waxwings, herons, nature, Nature photography, phoebes, young birds
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The Great Blue Heron

They will will soon be on their way to warmer parts. This one is looking like a dinosaur in the first shot, like part…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged birds, Great Blue Heron, herons, marsh birds, Nature photography
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Green Heron celebration!

I spent 45 minutes this evening following a couple of Green Herons around the marsh, just enjoying their shenanigans. Life is earnest for them;…

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Published September 6, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged birds, green herons, herons, marsh birds, Norwottuck rail trail
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What the Marsh yielded on a HOT mid-day

The birding was slow! I was about to give it up when a Kingfisher made a very brief appearance – about as long as…

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Published August 11, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged herons, kingbirds, kingfishers, marsh birds
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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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