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08.27.2023 Don’t mess with Perfection II-Say Ah!
One week later and the heron is still on the same perch. No nibbles seen but a little animated yawn this time. I spent two sessions with Greenie this morning,at the start of my walk and at the end, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Amherst, Butorides virescens, Green Heron, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Poor Farm Swamp, wading bird, wetland bird
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08.25.2023 Frog Friday-Sitting Handsomely
After the Green Heron, I bumped into Ferdinand on his quest to win Felicity’s heart.
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Tagged American Bullfrog, Amherst, amphibian, Lithobates catesbianus, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Poor Farm Swamp
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08.22.2023 Don’t mess with perfection!
Sunday night a Facebook friend posted a picture of a Green Heron mentioning it was the first she had seen in a usually popular place for them along the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Poor Farm Swamp. I hadn’t seen one … Continue reading
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Tagged Amherst, Butorides virescens, Green Heron, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Poor Farm Swamp, wading bird, wetland bird
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08.13.2023 Frog Friday-Peekaboo Bullfrog
Shortly after spending time with yesterday’s heron, I came across this bullfrog apparently using a water-lily to disguise its presence in hopes of a meal. Nice try but no fly. American Bullfrog-Lithobates catesbianus and White Water-lily aka Fragrant Water-lily-Nymphaea odorata
08.17.2023 Concentration
When you are hungry and your meal requires your entire being to be working with one thing in mind. Great Blue Heron-Ardea herodias Despite the heron’s singularity of mind I did not see a catch happen despite several attempts during … Continue reading
06.23.2023 Frog Friday
It may be Pollinator Week but it can also still be Frog Friday. And, for a change, not a bullfrog. Todays amphibian is a Green Frog-Lithobates clamitans. Yeah, bullfrogs are green but this is a frog named Green. The ridge … Continue reading
06.15.2023 Swamp Squatter-Hoodie in the Hood
“Possession is 9/10 of the law” of the swamp maybe? This female Hooded Merganser-Lophodytes cucullatus apparently is a rebel against signs, obviously uncaring about the tag below. Another image captured in pursuit of frogs for Frog Friday. I keep saying … Continue reading
06.09.2023 Frog Friday
I’ll let this handsome young dude speak for himself.
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Tagged American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Poor Farm Swamp
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06.02.2023 Frog Friday
Monday the 29th was all about the turtles but when at Poor Farm Swamp there are always a frog or two that wish to be immortalized, like this handsome male poseur. Somehow I found the time for him. We’re in … Continue reading
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