Several visits with the Norwottuck Rail Trail this spring. Watching a Heron fish takes patience. They have endless patience, it seems, and will stand…
Tag: marsh birds
The Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Cormorants, and yes, Swans and cygnets
Bald Eagles flying around. There are a couple of nesting pairs of Bald Eagles in the neighborhood. We have many opportunities for photographing them.…
The Mighty Little Kingfisher
Everyone loves to watch these little guys fish. The Kingfisher either perches from a branch above the water until he spies a meal or…
Fanny Stebbins 4/2
The Fanny Stebbins conservation area never disappoints. Greeted at the first pond by a couple of pairs of Wood Ducks, the afternoon was off…
Rails, Common Moorhen
These little birds were very shy and I saw their rear ends more than their lovely beaks! Only fun to photograph in the sunlight,…
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…
Little Sandpipers in the flooded fields.
I can’t say now which of these were the Greater and which the Lesser Yellowlegs. Hanging out next to each other it was obvious…
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;…
How an Egret can cheer up a gloomy day
I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of subtle weather complaining. The brilliant white of these birds can be a challenge on a…
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…