Category Archives: Fauna

08.23.2016 Our property’s co-owner-well, one of them

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

The vast majority of us have this sense that we own the land we live on and it’s all ours.  Not so, at least not in my opinion.  Before we cleared the land, dug our foundations, erected a home, and planted … Continue reading →

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08.14.2016 Eyes of Newt

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

Red efts, the juvenile terrestrial form of the Eastern Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), are a forest floor constant during the summer in the Quabbin Reservoir…especially when the ground is wet.  We finally have had a few storms come through the last … Continue reading →

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08.06.2016-2 Frog Friday a day late

Posted on August 6, 2016 by

Should have got this up yesterday as was my intention but time got tight and I missed. From a close encounter of the Lithobates catesbeianus kind, here is an American Bullfrog in a mud puddle near Hop Brook in Amherst. Getting … Continue reading →

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07.19.2016 I am Green Heron

Posted on July 19, 2016 by

A while back a few of us had a blog friend named Office Diva.    She dropped out of sight for personal reasons.  But whenever I see a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) or make a photograph of one I am … Continue reading →

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05.07.2016 Mr. Toad

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

Well….it may be Ms. Toad, I’m not sure at all.  Anyway, this appears to be one unhappy toad.  Besides the stern grimace, there seems to be a middle finger thing happening as well.  Actually, several frogs and toads have one “finger” … Continue reading →

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04.26.2016 Beaver as Narcissus

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

Or as a Facebook friend suggested- Beaver (Castor canadensis) as Gemini. Photographed on the Middle Branch of the Swift River, Quabbin Gate 30, New Salem. Obviously, this is not recent.  Even less recent than you may think as it is … Continue reading →

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02.04.2016 February Frogs

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

When I awoke at 4 this morning it was 55°.  Oh yeah, pretty much your average New England morning in the second month of the year.  Anyhoo, since it is so warm I thought I’d share a couple of green … Continue reading →

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