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Birds of Prey

Bird show with Tom Ricardi, rehabilitator and wildlife biologist from Conway, MA Tom is a wonderful presenter for adults and children alike. I loved…

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Published October 14, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird show, birds of prey, falcons, Golden eagles, great horned owls, hawks, Owls, Peregrine falcons, raptor show, raptors, red-tailed hawks, saw-whet owls, Tom Ricardi
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Red-tailed hawk, portraits

He/she was not at all interested in me.

Published July 6, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds of prey, hawks, nature, raptors, red-tailed hawks
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Beginning with the eagles, looking back.

I’ll start with some winter shots of the eagle pair at Arcadia in Northampton. For months at a time, the river there was a…

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Published July 6, 2022
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged Bald Eagles, birding, eagle pairs, Eagles, possums, raptors
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Roadside Red-tailed Hawk

Two days ago was one of those “you can’t win” days. I spent an hour where I was sure to find Harrier Hawks and…

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Published December 21, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged birds, raptors, raptors eating, Red-tailed hawk
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The Mighty Red-tailed Hawk

Heading back to my car at the end of an afternoon without many birds, although there were a couple of nice little guys, I…

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Published October 30, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged birds, birds of prey, raptors, Red-tailed hawk
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The mighty Lord Bald Eagle

He looked around until he spied me, and then he took off!

Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged Bald Eagles, birds, Eagles, Nature photography, raptors
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The female Northern Harrier

Not a summer bird around these parts, what fun to see them back this week, although it’s possible that there is just this one…

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Published September 25, 2021
Categorized as Western Massachusetts BirdingTagged bird photography, birds, hawks, Nature photography, Northern Harrier, raptors
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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!

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  • mammals of New England
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  • Tanzania Safari
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  • Western Massachusetts Birding
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