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The Search for Eastern Blue Birds

June 9, 2015 by James Turner

Three years ago while with a friend at Allen's Pond, Westport Massachusetts we were photographing sanderlings as they fed and flew in group style on one on the nearby tidal areas. On our way out, just before we got to our car I spotted a blue bird in a tree and was awed by its presence. This was the first time I put eyes on one of these beauties. Well, that started the ongoing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All posts, Massachusetts, Photography Tagged With: Eastern Bluebird

The Swans of Stoneybrook

September 6, 2013 by James Turner

  This past spring I began visiting Stoneybrook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts specifically to photograph the Mergansers and Wood ducks as they nested, hoping to get a photo of newborn chicks when they emerged. The latter was not to happen, even though I visited the nesting areas almost daily for several weeks. I did get a number of nice photographs of the Mergansers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All posts, Massachusetts Tagged With: Stoney Brook Audubon, Swans

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