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The Eastern Meadowlark

Silvio Conte Conservation area, Hadley MA – home to many species! Such a beautiful flash of yellow in the meadow. For two years I…

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Published April 19, 2024
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird watching, birding, Easter meadowlarks, nature, nature shots
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Neighborhood birds

Looking for the Bohemian Waxwings, I came across these other beauties. The Cardinal was sitting pretty waiting for me to take his picture. Around…

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Published April 14, 2024
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird watching, birding, Cardinals, carolina wrens, nature, nature shots, starlings
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Cedar Waxwing, by the dozen

Turners Falls, MA Residential area with lots of berries and lots of Waxwings I went up looking for Bohemian Waxwings that had been seen…

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Published April 14, 2024
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, bird watching, birding, cedar waxwings, nature shots
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Solstice Coyote

Coyote in the fields Not much to say about this except that there was a woman sitting watching the sunset and the coyote almost…

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Published June 24, 2023
Categorized as mammals of New EnglandTagged coyote, nature shots
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Wentworth Conservation Area

This is one of a couple of places in Amherst where I can reliably find Orchard Orioles. This is a lovely bird with its…

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Published June 2, 2023
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged backyard birds, bird photography, birds of woods and water, king bird. doves and flickers in flight, nature shots, Orchard oriole
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Honey Pot in Hadley

Blue Grosbeaks, Mockingbirds, Brown Thrashers, and a host of smaller birds. I’ve gone over there a couple of days and spotted the Blue Grosbeaks.…

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Published June 2, 2023
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged birds in motion, Blue Grosbeak, brown thrasher, mockingbird, nature shots
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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…

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Published June 2, 2023
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged kingfishers, kingfishers in action, marsh birds, nature shots
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Great Crested Grebe in Bremen

Called the Haubentaucher (hooded diver) in German I had seen one of these in Denmark years ago, long before I was birding specifically. I…

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Published January 3, 2023
Categorized as Bremen, Germany - birdsTagged diving birds, great crested grebes, grebes, nature shots, water birds
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Swans and 6 Cygnets

Baby swans are growing up! May 23, 2022 A week later A month later, residing deep in the reeds September 3, feeding and enjoying…

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Published September 5, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, cignets, mute swans, nature shots, swamp birds, Swans
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A couple of weeks with Northern Mockingbirds!

Lots of mockingbird nestlings, fledglings, and angry parents about just now. My story begins in Nyack NY, where a ripe plum in a playground…

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Published August 3, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged Bald Eagles, bird photography, birding, Eagles, mockingbirds, nature, nature shots, Northern mockingbirds
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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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