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Astrophotography, landscape, long exposure, Photography, Uncategorized

Starry Night in North Conway

High up above the bustling hamlet of North Conway in the White Mountains, my daughter Ella and I took in … Continue reading Starry Night in North Conway

Flittering on a warm winter day…
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Flittering on a warm winter day…

The trees were alive. Birds flittered and sang on a warm winter day, a few insects started to move, and … Continue reading Flittering on a warm winter day…

Sleepy time barn
Black and White, landscape, long exposure, Photography

Sleepy time barn

My best friend just had a daughter and I was lucky to visit with them today. On the way home, … Continue reading Sleepy time barn

Starry Barn in North Conway
long exposure, Photography

Starry Barn in North Conway

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space … Continue reading Starry Barn in North Conway

Considering the Gray Catbird…
Birds, Photography, Uncategorized

Considering the Gray Catbird…

As the fruit ripen and leaves fall, birds feast and fatten up for their long southern migratory journey. Enjoy this … Continue reading Considering the Gray Catbird…

Ames Mansion at Borderland
landscape, long exposure, Photography

Ames Mansion at Borderland

Ames Mansion at Sunset Continue reading Ames Mansion at Borderland

Old Stone Church in the Fall
landscape, long exposure, Photography, waterfall

Old Stone Church in the Fall

Driving along route 140 on my way to Princeton and Mt. Wachusett Wildlife Sanctuary, I was driving through the Wachusett … Continue reading Old Stone Church in the Fall

Shovel Shop Pond, Easton
long exposure, Photography, waterfall

Shovel Shop Pond, Easton

Title: Flowing This is a long exposure with two Lee Filters of the dam at Shovel Shop Pond. Continue reading Shovel Shop Pond, Easton

Fall in Mansfield
landscape, long exposure, Photography, Uncategorized, waterfall

Fall in Mansfield

“O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste … Continue reading Fall in Mansfield

Aerial expertise and beauty
Birds, Photography, Uncategorized, Wood Ducks

Aerial expertise and beauty

At Mass Audubon’s Museum of American Bird Art, spring showed itself on February 28th with a glorious morning full of … Continue reading Aerial expertise and beauty

Shepard Pond Falls in the Snow
landscape, long exposure, Photography, Uncategorized, waterfall

Shepard Pond Falls in the Snow

The snow gently fell and the water flowed over the falls. This is a long exposure of a rebuild dam … Continue reading Shepard Pond Falls in the Snow

Snowfall, birch trees, and stillness
landscape, long exposure, Photography

Snowfall, birch trees, and stillness

Twilight on the lake, north wind about to break…silence down below Continue reading Snowfall, birch trees, and stillness

Black, White, and Red in Harvard Square
Black and White, Photography, Uncategorized

Black, White, and Red in Harvard Square

Over the past few months, I’ve become fascinated with looking at the world through reflections. In the words of my … Continue reading Black, White, and Red in Harvard Square

Soaring up and away with a Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle, Birds, Photography, Uncategorized

Soaring up and away with a Bald Eagle

“They came close to going extinct,” he explained. “By the time I started birdwatching, it was hard to find one, … Continue reading Soaring up and away with a Bald Eagle

Birds, Photography, Uncategorized

Red-necked Grebe at Glue Factory Pond in Foxboro, Massachusetts

Over the past few weeks, I have been driving by different mill ponds on my way to and from work … Continue reading Red-necked Grebe at Glue Factory Pond in Foxboro, Massachusetts

landscape, long exposure, Photography, Uncategorized, waterfall

Sunset at Shepard Pond in Canton

Sunset at Shepard Pond in Canton Continue reading Sunset at Shepard Pond in Canton

Native Bee Resources
Native bees, Uncategorized

Native Bee Resources

Want to learn more about our amazing diversity of native bee species. Here is a nice video providing a brief overview of … Continue reading Native Bee Resources

The presence of wonder
macrophotography, Natural History, Photography, Uncategorized

The presence of wonder

“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” E.B. White Around every corner, underneath every pebble, and surrounding a blade … Continue reading The presence of wonder

Neck and neck….and neck…and neck
Birds, Natural History, Photography

Neck and neck….and neck…and neck

The drought this summer has been so bad in southeastern Massachusetts that the pond at Wheaton Farm in Easton has … Continue reading Neck and neck….and neck…and neck

Experimental Design, Land Use, Native bees, RStats, Uncategorized

Essentials of Research Planning

Essentials of Research Planning Creating mock datasets in R and exporting them as a csv file for use in Excel … Continue reading Essentials of Research Planning

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Great Horned Owl Close Up

Continue reading Great Horned Owl Close Up

landscape, long exposure, Photography, Uncategorized, waterfall

Time moves slowly…

As the sun set and I drove home from the hospital, I found peace in the sunset and quickly racing … Continue reading Time moves slowly…

Natural History, Photography, Uncategorized

Waking up…

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Red-winged Blackbird
Birds, Natural History, Photography

Red-winged Blackbird

Enjoy this wonderful sequence of a Red-winged Blackbird female using a cattail to gather nesting material. Continue reading Red-winged Blackbird

Great Blue Heron
Photography, Uncategorized

Great Blue Heron

A dam is failing close to where I work, so they have partially drained the Canton Reservoir (the res). On … Continue reading Great Blue Heron

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