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08.20.2021 You guessed it…Frog Friday
Bullfrog on a pad…sort of. These guys are always smiling although it often seems a wry smile. I should start bringing a bag of flies with me.
06.16.2021 Lily Pads as Pacman
While at Moosehorn Pond on the same day as the previous water-lily shot, I captured a couple of pads with nice water drops that accumulated during the rain just prior to my arrival. I picked out a couple with some … Continue reading
Posted in Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged intimate landscape, lily pads, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Nymphaea odorata, water drops, western massachusetts, white water-lily, Wildflowers
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0-6.12.2021 Saturday Night Soaker
It was raining when I left the house this morning but radar showed it letting up to the north and, sure enough, when I arrived at the pond it had stopped. But the evidence remained. White Water-lily-Nymphaea odorata
06.08.2021 Two for Tuesday
While at the pond the first tiny find was this damselfly. Although very common it was a first sighting for me. Eastern Forktail-Ischnura verticalis female. After shooting this I moved along and found what I thought from a distance to be … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged damselflies, dragonflies, Eastern Forktail, Elfin Skimmer, insects, Ischnura verticalis, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, Nannothemis bella, New Salem, North Quabbin, odonata, western massachusetts
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06.04.2021 Frog Friday
I’ve stopped by Moosehorn Pond a few times as summer approaches. It is my favorite spot for photographing bullfrogs and yesterday was the first day I found one. Walking the entire length of the pond this was the only one … Continue reading
10.02.2020 Frog Friday
Well, I have no idea how this format got here, but hopefully this post will come out looking right. The editor is not at all how it looked yesterday. Last Saturday I went to North Quabbin and photographed the foliage … Continue reading
07.28.2020 A Couple of Odes
Not much of a sunrise but Sunday was another good day at the pond on Moosehorn Road. More frogs, waterlilies and a few dragonflies and damselflies. I posted an Autumn Meadowhawk-Sympetrum vicinum a few days ago, but had a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Autumn Meadowhawk, damselfly, dragonfly, Lestes vigilax, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, odonata, Quabbin, Swamp Spreadwing, Sympetrum vicinum, western massachusetts
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07.21.2020 Moosehorn Pond Dragonfly
I haven’t seen many dragonflies this year but admittedly I haven’t looked very hard either. Shame on me. Even this past Sunday morning, after the pink water-lily, I was looking for bullfrogs,which I found, and saw the motion of this … Continue reading
07.20.2020-2 Pink Reflection on Moosehorn Pond
Sunday morning I set out on a mission. I don’t always leave with a preconceived notion of what I am looking for but sometimes I do and this time I did. I’ve had pretty good luck over the years with … Continue reading
Posted in Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged flora, fragrant water lily, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Nymphaea odorata, western massachusetts, wetland plants, Wildflowers
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07.03.2020 Frog Friday-Hey Bullfrog!
Female Bullfrog two ways. I started a bit farther away and slowly crawled closer until I filled the frame with the 180. Females have tympanums (the round ear drum behind the eye) smaller or about the same size as the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged American Bullfrog, bullfrog, frog reflection, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Rana catesbeiana, western massachusetts
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