Tag Archives: High Ledges

10.16.2020 Fabulous Frog Friday Flashback For Frog Fans

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I gave my usual frog haunts a couple of looksees at the end of the vacation week and found only one in a not very attractive setting. Not even Photoshop could make it share worthy so to the archives we … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Fauna, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged amphibian, frog, Green Frog, High Ledges, Lithobates clamitans, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary, New England, Rana clamitrans, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

07.13.2020 Wood Lily

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I mentioned to Ann Mackay the other day that we have two very colorful wild and native lilies locally. The Canada Lily, featured in that post, and the Wood Lily-Lilium philadelphicum featured today. This is a shot from 2009 that … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, High Ledges, Lilium philadelphicum, Massachusetts, native flowers, Native Lily, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Shelburne, western massachusetts, wild lily, Wildflowers, Wood Lily | 19 Comments

06.07.2020 As promised

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Steve Gingold

As I mentioned yesterday, I did find a more local plant but I was well late. It is good to know where to find it next year though. In the meantime, here’s a shot from 2007 that’s a nice memory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium parviflorum, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers, Yellow Lady's Slipper | 29 Comments

05.27.2019 Three more of the loverlies

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Unlike the claim I made for Atherton Brook images, I won’t say these are the last. They are pretty hard to resist and there is always something a little different. Subtleties don’t always get notice though. Two heads are better … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, Cypripedium parviflorum, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, native flowers, native wildflower, New England, painted trillium, pink lady's slippers, Trillium undulatum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers, Yellow Lady's Slipper | 21 Comments

05.27.2015 The pinks get their due too

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Steve Gingold

After making the image of the Yellow Lady’s Slipper the other day, I found this nice pair of Pink Lady’s Slippers (Cypripdium acaule). They are more abundant here but also not as easily isolated. This pair made it a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fauna, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Sanctualry, New England, pink lady's slipper, Shelburne, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

05.25.2015 Yellow Lady’s Slipper

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Steve Gingold

There are certain wildflowers that I try to visit every year. The Painted Trilliums probably top the list, but not far behind are the Yellow Lady’s Slippers (Cypripedium parviflorum). I am not sure if they are naturally occurring in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium parviflorum, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Sanctualry, native orchid, New England, non-native wildflowers, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers, yellow flower, Yellow Lady's Slipper, yellow wildflower | 19 Comments

01.24.2014 Wool Sower

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Steve Gingold

Steve Schwartzman brought up the subject of galls in his recent blog post of an Oak Gall. Most often they are just a plain lump or roundish growth found on a leaf or stem. Many species of plants are gall … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, macro photography, Massachusetts Audubon, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Callirhytis seminator, gall wasps, galls, High Ledges, Hymenoptera, Insect Behavior, oak galls, western massachusetts, Wool Sower gall, wool sower gall wasp | 34 Comments

09.20.2014 The forecast missed it by that much……

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Steve Gingold

When I went to bed last night, the forecast was for a clear night followed by a sunny Saturday. There is a scenic near High Ledges I have wanted to capture at sunrise for a while and that was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Massachusetts Audubon, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Ellsworth (Dutch) and Mary Barnard, fog, foggy landscape, High Ledges, landscape, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon, New England, Shelburne, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

06.04.2014 Double Lighting on a Lovely Lady

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Steve Gingold

Possibly my last Lady’s Slipper post for the season. Unless I find something special like this. Usually I find Lady’s Slippers early in the am before the sun has hit the sky which keeps the breezes under control and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon, pink lady's slipper, Shelburne, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 25 Comments

05.31.2014 A successful hike

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Steve Gingold

I overslept this morning again. This is getting to be a bad habit. Too bad too because the sky to the north looked fabulous in a soft pastel way. But that was not my goal for today. I almost went … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Massachusetts Audubon, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium parviflorum, flora, High Ledges, Massachusetts, New England, Shelburne, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 20 Comments