The bull moose above literally stepped out twenty five feet in front of me ! Keeping extremely still and my face behind the camera present a few pics. His head just about filled the camera frame.
Thinking things couldn't get any better. I found this Osprey perched watching over a Quabbin swamp. This is the first Osprey I have seen in the boundaries of Quabbin''
Jim
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
BeautifulMorning To Be Swamp Sitting
Appear to be a pair of Ring Necked Dusk. The stayed pretty elusive !
On my hike out this Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker was hammering the tree along with being vocal.
Hi efforts paid off! Wasn't long before a female showed up.
Jim
On my hike out this Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker was hammering the tree along with being vocal.
Hi efforts paid off! Wasn't long before a female showed up.
Jim
The Quabbin swamp I visited was full of life. Listening to the peepers was a sure sign spring has arrived. Just a week ago there was still a lot of ice cover. Now ( pictured above) the turtles are enjoying the warmth of the sun,
Otter kept me on my feet trying to get a picture.
Wood Ducks were flying in and out. None offered a close caption.
Jim
Otter kept me on my feet trying to get a picture.
Wood Ducks were flying in and out. None offered a close caption.
Jim
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Eagles Were Plentiful
A beautiful morning to sit along the shoreline in anticipation of something flying by.
I certainly didn't expect this to happen! Not one one hundred feet from where I was sitting a immature eagle landed on the shoreline on the back side of a small bush.
The eagle new something was up with the first picture. It didn't take long before it took to the air.
Once it flew into the sun light I was able to get a few decent pictures,
It didn't take long before a couple of Honkers tested me with a BIF picture.
Jim
The eagle new something was up with the first picture. It didn't take long before it took to the air.
Once it flew into the sun light I was able to get a few decent pictures,
It didn't take long before a couple of Honkers tested me with a BIF picture.
Jim
Pockets Of Open Water
A little breezy on Saturday !
However , finding open pockets of water would provide picture opportunities, Sitting just inside the shoreline tree cover the eagle on the title page presented a pic.
It was about to land in a white pine tree until my movement caught its attention.
These two male wood ducks made for a colorful picture.
The last cove I checked presented a quick birds in flight of mergansers walking on water
Jim
However , finding open pockets of water would provide picture opportunities, Sitting just inside the shoreline tree cover the eagle on the title page presented a pic.
It was about to land in a white pine tree until my movement caught its attention.
These two male wood ducks made for a colorful picture.
The last cove I checked presented a quick birds in flight of mergansers walking on water
Jim
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Never Know What You Might See !
Hiking A NE Gate to the water (ice) presented an eventful morning.
Once reaching the ice, distant movement caught my attention. About a half mile down the reservoir and a good distance from the shoreline sat two mature bald eagles.
Off I went closing as much distance as possible. Arriving at a small point was as close as this situation was going to present. It didn't take long for things to become interesting. Two immature eagles came into view with one of them thinking its was going to take the small scrap from the mature eagle ( pic on title page)
A " CLASH" it was!
The mature eagle managed to keep the scrap and the immature eagle headed east flying over my head.
The confrontation took place quite a distance out on the ice. The pictures poor as they may be, support the sequence of events. Sure made for an interesting and eventful morning.
Jim
Once reaching the ice, distant movement caught my attention. About a half mile down the reservoir and a good distance from the shoreline sat two mature bald eagles.
Off I went closing as much distance as possible. Arriving at a small point was as close as this situation was going to present. It didn't take long for things to become interesting. Two immature eagles came into view with one of them thinking its was going to take the small scrap from the mature eagle ( pic on title page)
A " CLASH" it was!
The mature eagle managed to keep the scrap and the immature eagle headed east flying over my head.
The confrontation took place quite a distance out on the ice. The pictures poor as they may be, support the sequence of events. Sure made for an interesting and eventful morning.
Jim
Saturday, April 4, 2015
A nice hike this morning along a NE Gate. One small area show signs of " Maybe" Spring.
Then hiking just a short distance one would wonder if Spring would ever return,
I did see three eagles this morning. This eagle glided out of a tree a short distance in front of me.
I stumbled upon a colleague hid in the shoreline trees watching over the reservoir. He shared a beautiful picture he shot this morning of a Marsh Hawk.
Jim
Then hiking just a short distance one would wonder if Spring would ever return,
I did see three eagles this morning. This eagle glided out of a tree a short distance in front of me.
I stumbled upon a colleague hid in the shoreline trees watching over the reservoir. He shared a beautiful picture he shot this morning of a Marsh Hawk.
Jim
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