Tag Archives: Moosehorn POnd

08.20.2021 You guessed it…Frog Friday

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Steve Gingold

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.

Posted in Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Bullfrog, Amherst, amphibian, bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, New England, North Quabbin, western massachusetts | 20 Comments

06.16.2021 Lily Pads as Pacman

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Steve Gingold

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 | 25 Comments

0-6.12.2021 Saturday Night Soaker

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Steve Gingold

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

Posted in Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, native flowers, native plant, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Nymphaea odorata, western massachusetts, white water-lily, Wildflowers | 24 Comments

06.08.2021 Two for Tuesday

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Steve Gingold

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 | 27 Comments

06.04.2021 Frog Friday

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Bullfrog, amphibian, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, Moosehorn Road, New England, New Salem, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

10.02.2020 Frog Friday

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Fauna, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, New England, New Salem, Rana catesbeiana, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

07.28.2020 A Couple of Odes

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 | 37 Comments

07.21.2020 Moosehorn Pond Dragonfly

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Nature Photography | Tagged Autumn Meadowhawk, dragonfly, insect, Massachusetts, Moosehorn POnd, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, odonata, Sympetrum vicinum, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

07.20.2020-2 Pink Reflection on Moosehorn Pond

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 | 24 Comments

07.03.2020 Frog Friday-Hey Bullfrog!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 | 44 Comments