Tag Archives: Brickyard Conservation Area

10.21.2021 Should I or Shouldn’t I?

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I debated whether this image was share worthy or not for quite a while. Made on the same day as the shapely dead tree and foliage at Brickyard, the light was not favorable. But the color was irresistible so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Brickyard Conservation Area, Fall Foliage, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Norwottuck Rail Trail, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

09.09.2021 Golden Grass Meadow

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Another image from my wander in Brickyard last Saturday.

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Backlit grasses, Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, golden light, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

09.05.2021 Lovely Mimic

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

One should be careful what you swat. I bet your first impulse is that this is a scary wasp or hornet and a threat. That was mine too. But it is a Hoverfly mimicking a hornet. Eastern Hornet Fly-Spilomyia longicornis. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, diptera, Hover Fly, insect, Massachusetts, New England, Spilomyia longicornis, Syrphidae, western massachusetts | 20 Comments

09.05.2021 Silent Sunday

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Spotted Touch-me-not aka Jewelweed-Impatiens capensis

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, Impatiens capensis, Jewelweed, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Spotted-touch-me-not, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 25 Comments

08.13.2021 Frog Friday-mini model

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I was chasing a moth in Brickyard Meadow last Saturday when I saw something not much larger than the moth on a sensitive fern leaf a few inches away. Although it was partially hidden under another overhanging leaf and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, amphibian, Brickyard Conservation Area, frog, Massachusetts, New England, Pseudacris crucifer, Spring Peeper, western massachusetts | 30 Comments

07.28.2021 Wordless Wednesday-Upside Down Brickyard

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, dew drps, grass stalk, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

08.08.2020-2 Me and Greenie Down by the Brickyard

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I had a nice morning with four herons. Two Great Blues and two Green. Three of the four were seriously into preening but every once in a while would strike a nice pose. Green Heron-Butorides virescens. In the order Pelecaniformes … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Fauna, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Brickyard Conservation Area, Butorides virescens, Green Heron, heron, Massachusetts, New England, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Pelecaniformes, wader, wading bird, western massachusetts | 34 Comments

07.07.2020 Dewdrops

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I did go to Brickyard Meadow with a mission in mind but as I mentioned that was not happening. However, there was a lot to see before I got to that butterfly or discovered the lack of Canada Lily blooms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, dew drops, grass blades with dew, nature's patterns, New England, water, western massachusetts | 40 Comments

07.06.2020-2 The highlight of my morning.

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I headed out this morning with Canada Lilies on my mind. I found one plant that apparently is running a bit late and only had buds, no open blooms yet. Others have posted images on Facebook of them from different … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Appalachian Brown, Brickyard Conservation Area, Butterfly, insects, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Satyrodes appalachia, western massachusetts | 51 Comments

07.17.2017 Sun, fog, and a tree in Brickyard

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Steve Gingold

Shortly after the July 3rd Brickyard foggy sunrise previously posted, I went looking for some Canada Lilies. I didn’t find any there but came across a foggy scene with a tree filtering the sunlight creating a bit of a starburst…actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, fog, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, starburst, starburst in woods, starburst landscape, sunrise, trees with starburst, western massachusetts | 10 Comments