A male house sparrow perches atop a fancy fence post, facing away from the camera but with his head turned left in profile. His feathers are ruffled on a cold, windy day.
This fluffed-up house sparrow finds a good #ManMadePerch to strike a pose for the bird watchers at the Massachusetts Audubon Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #sparrows #birdphotography #massaudubon #ECK 🪶
A watercolor mixed media image of a long tailed bird flying through a swirling sky wiht stars and butterflies. There are trees to one side. The scene is a mix of blues, purples, and greens. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of my birthday fundraiser art raffle! Rachel & Kelsey! I’ve emailed you both.
And so much thanks to ALL of you who donated to @massaudubon.org to help me celebrate my birthday! 💙
#artforacause #artraffle #illustration #massaudubon #natureart
Hey friends! It’s the LAST DAY to donate to @massaudubon.org and enter my art print raffle! Check out my linked post for the details on how to donate and enter the raffle. I’ll pick 2 winners this week! Thanks for the support and celebrating my birthday with me! 💙 #artforacause #massaudubon #winart
A brown chipping sparrow perches in the middle of a farm fence, facing away and to the left, singing his song. The photo was taken at Ocean View Farm in South Dartmouth MA, which is one of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust properties and is adjacent to an Audubon Sanctuary.
A chipping sparrow has something good to sing about #SmallBirdSaturday even though he is on the fence about other opinions. #birds #sparrows #birdphotography #nature #EastCoastKin #photography #MassAudubon 🪶
Three young ospreys sit in their nest on a platform in the Massachusetts Audubon Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Dartmouth MA as a parent at right flies in with wings high and wide open, facing camera, to land on a perch. The young osprey nearest the perch has its wings partially open in reaction to the close arrival.
An osprey parent comes in for a landing with #WideOpenWings to its family on a nesting box, which is #NoBranch as well. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ospreys #birdphotography #nature #massaudubon #EastCoastKin 🪶
A male red-winged blackbird, perched on a railing facing right, lifts his wings to show his red epaulets in a territorial display at the Massachusetts Audubon’s Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA
A male red-winged blackbird, standing on a wood duck nesting box and slightly right with his left leg up, lifts his wings to show his red epaulets in a territorial display at the Massachusetts Audubon’s Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA
As many here have noted, no one does the #PowerPose quite like the male red-winged blackbird! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #blackbirds #nature #birdphotpgraphy #massaudubon #EastCoastKin 🪶
Wings spread straight out, a great blue heron flies left to right over a pond covered in green weeds and lily pads. Its feet and neck are at full extension as it flies past green and red plants and bushes on the shore.
A great blue heron wings it to its next fishing spot at the Massachusetts Audubon’s Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA.
#WingsOverWater #BirdOfTheDay #birds #massaudubon #birdphotography #nature #herons #EastCoastKin 🪶
Indian Brook This photo captures a sunlit winter forest where bright blue skies contrast with the snow-covered ground. Tall trees cast long shadows, while a cluster of branches displays vibrant red leaves that stand out against the white snow and dark green pines. The sunlight filtering through the branches adds warmth and depth to the crisp winter landscape.
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
#Nature #Photography #Landscape #Art #Winter #MassAudubon #NatickMA
A small waterfall flowing through layers of white snow and clusters of ice along a wooded path at Broadmoor W.S. in Natick, Massachusetts.
A small waterfall flowing down from an icy pond, under a beaver dam and through layers of snow and ice clusters creates a pretty winter scene 😊💙
Broadmoor W.S., Natick, Massachusetts, 1/8/26
#waterfall #WaterfallWednesday #EastCoastKin #photography #landscape #Winter #nature #MassAudubon
Hovering above in the bright blue summer sky, with its wings and tail straight out and its eyes looking down towards the camera, a common tern declares it will dive bomb me if I dare get closer to the roped-off nesting area set aside by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in South Dartmouth MA
For a #BirdsInFlight and #BlueSkyMonday combo, here’s a common tern pausing above me with a look that says I am getting too close to its nesting area and there will be consequences if I proceed! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #terns #nature #birdphotography #massaudubon #EastCoastKin 🪶
Photo of a treeline under a blue sky with clouds. The center of the image is in focus while the edge of the frame is soft-focus.
Always Dreaming no. 73
Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Petersham, MA
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#photography #landscapephotography #massaudubon #dreaming #alwaysdreaming
A trio of great white egrets look left while standing in green salt marsh grass between two water channels.
Three great white egrets feel at home in their #natural habitat in a salt marsh at the Massachusetts Audubon Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Dartmouth MA. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #egrets #birdphotography #massaudubon #nature 🪶
A Great Blue Heron with blue-gray body feathers, a long neck with beige feathers, a dark blue cap on his head, and long legs, standing on a brown wooden bridge with silver rails. There were green leaves and pink flowers in the background. Seen in August at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
The #BOTD theme today is about texture, pattern, and structure of feathers. This #GreatBlueHeron was displaying his many layers of feathers (Norfolk, MA - Aug. 2025) 🤩🪶
#birds #herons #BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form #EastCoastKin #Scape #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon @alan678.bsky.social
An adult piping plover, with its short orange beak, stands facing the camera on the beach watching over two chicks in front. The chicks’ coloring helps them blend in with the sand and rocks. Photo taken from respectful distance with telephoto lens in Dartmouth MA USA
This piping plover and its two chicks have #ShortBeaks for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #plovers #massaudubon #birdphotography #nature 🪶
Indian Brook Trail A snow-covered path winds through a quiet, open landscape bordered by tall, dry grasses and leafless trees. The sky is overcast, casting a soft, muted light across the scene, and the only signs of life are the scattered footprints in the snow. In the distance, clusters of evergreens break up the browns and whites of winter.
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
#Nature #Photography #Landscape #Art #Winter #MassAudubon #NatickMA
Ipswich River The photo shows a frozen river or pond surrounded by leafless trees and brown grasses under a bright blue sky. The ice reflects the sky’s color, creating a vivid contrast with the warm tones of the surrounding vegetation. Bare branches frame the scene, and the landscape stretches into a forested horizon with scattered conifers. The lighting suggests a cold but sunny winter day.
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
#Nature #Photography #Landscape #Art #Winter #TopsfieldMA #MassAudubon
Soft focus photograph of Rutland Brook with bright sun light falling on a tree, tree branches, and moss.
Always Dreaming no. 72
Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Petersham, MA
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#massaudubon #photography #hiking #dreaming #massachusetts
Soft focus photograph of a tree against an overcast sky.
Always Dreaming no. 71
Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Petersham, MA
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#photography #massaudubon #hiking #winter #dreaming
A Black-capped Chickadee (in the tit family) with gray wings streaked with white, buff-colored front and sides, and a white head with a black cap. The bird was perched on a brown branch of a tree with other brown branches and a few ripe red berries in the background along with blurred green evergreen trees. Seen at Stony Brook W.S. in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
A little #Black-cappedChickadee for today's #BOTD theme of side profiles. They're the #Massachusetts State Bird, and one of my favorites! 😍🤎
Norfolk, MA (12/10/25)
#birds #Paridae #borb #BirdOfTheDay #SideProfiles #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #nature #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social
A tufted titmouse perches on the pinky of my left hand. My hand is held out palm up with a small pile of birdseed in the palm. The titmouse is in profile from the camera and is looking down at the birdseed, trying to decide which seed to take.
A black-capped chickadee perches on the fingers of my hand. My hand is held out palm up, and there is a small pile of birdseed in my palm. The chickadee has a sunflower kernel in it's beak. It is facing the camera with it's head turned to the side.
What an amazing day! I visited Mass Audubon Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. The birds along the trail have grown accustomed to people and will eat from your hand. I will be going back there many, many times! #birdsky #massaudubon #wildlife #chickadee #titmouse
A great blue heron flies left to right over an algae-topped pond with its neck straight out, wings almost even across and long legs trailing.
You want #LongLegsAndNeck today? This great blue heron stretches out both in flight at the Massachusetts Audubon’s Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctiary in Norfolk MA. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #herons #massaudubon #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A male Red-bellied Woodpecker with a white front, black and white barred wing feathers, and a red head. The red belly isn't visible in this shot, but is down low on the front. The bird is clutching some orange suet in his beak and is perched on a green wire feeder with a green plastic top that's filled with a block of the suet. Part of a brown tree and branches and blurred green grass are visible in the photo. Seen at Stony Brook W.S. in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Here's a male #Red-belliedWoodpecker clutching some suet from a feeder for today's alternative #BOTD theme of birds on feeders (Norfolk, Massachusetts) 😍
#birds #woodpeckers #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnFeeders #EastCoastKin #FlyDay #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social
A male Downy Woodpecker with a white front, black and white wings and tail, a white patch on his back, a black cap and eye mask, and a red patch on the back of his head, perched in a light brown tree with pale green lichen on it and red berries hanging in places. Seen at Stony Brook W.S. in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
A male #DownyWoodpecker gazing up at another bird in a tree near the Nature Center 😍❤️
Stony Brook W.S., Norfolk, Massachusetts (12/10/25)
#birds #woodpeckers #WoodpeckerWednesday #nature #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon
A male Mallard duck with light and dark brown body feathers, a dark green head, yellow beak, and orange feet standing on top of a fallen brown log with one leg with the other leg raised. The duck was in a pond with reflections of brown trees and green leaves in the water. Seen at Broadmoor W.S. in Natick, Massachusetts.
Male Mallard with one foot up while resting on a log in a pond at Broadmoor W.S. in Natick, Massachusetts 🦆💚
#birds #ducks #Mallards #BirdPhotography #Olympus #BirdOfTheDay #DucksOnOneLeg #EastCoastKin #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social
A black and white female Downy Woodpecker perched on the brown limb of a tree with green lichen on it. There are other brown branches, red berries, and blurred evergreen trees in the background. Seen early in the morning at Stony Brook W.S. in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
It was a balmy 31 degrees at 7:00 a.m., so I drove to Stony Brook W.S. to see what birds might be out. This cute female #DownyWoodpecker was near the seed feeders 😍
Norfolk, Massachusetts - 12/10/25
#birds #woodpeckers #WoodpeckerWednesday #nature #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon
A fierce looking little male Tree Swallow with a white front, blue head and brown and blue wings perched on the top of a rusty brown pipe and staring at me as I took photos from a safe distance. It was May 1, and there's a blurred background of new green grass and brown and green trees. It was also the start of nesting season, so the swallows don't want you anywhere near their nest boxes. I've had my head buzzed by them many times as I was checking nest boxes for Mass Audubon Broadmoor in Natick, Massachusetts.
For today’s alternative #BOTD, here's a small male Tree Swallow staring right at me as I took a few photos (Natick, Massachusetts - May) 🐦😠💙
#birds #swallows #TreeSwallow #BirdOfTheDay #SmallBirdsBigPersonality #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #NikonP950 #MassAudubon @alan678.bsky.social
Indian Brook The photo depicts a marshy wetland filled with tangled vegetation and pools of water. Brown grasses and reeds dominate the scene, with bare, spindly branches stretching across the view, some dotted with red berries. In the distance, leafless trees fade into a misty background, while taller evergreen trees rise behind them. The water reflects the muted sky, and the overall atmosphere feels quiet and natural, with hints of wildness and isolation.
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
#Nature #Photography #Landscape #Art #Autumn #Rain #NatickMA #MassAudubon
A small American Tree Sparrow with white and rufous colored body feathers, a rusty cap and eyeline and a rusty spot on its chest. The bird was fluffed up in the cold and was perched on the reddish brown branches of a small tree in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
This fluffy little American Tree Sparrow fits both of today's #BOTD categories of round and sparrows (Norfolk, Massachusetts) 🧡😍
#birds #borb #AmericsnTreeSparrow #BirdOfTheDay #round #sparrows #EastCoastKin #nature #BirdPhotography #NikonP950 #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social
A Gray Catbird with gray body feathers and a black cap perched on a brown branch in a bush with red berries and green leaves in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Today's bird is a Gray Catbird with its beak open as it called to another bird nearby (Norfolk, Massachusetts) 😍🖤
#birds #GrayCatbird #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGray #BeakOpen #StunDay #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon @alan678.bsky.social
Indian Brook The photo shows a quiet wetland area surrounded by tall grasses, bare trees, and clusters of red-berried shrubs. A narrow stream of water winds through the middle, reflecting the bright blue sky with scattered clouds. Evergreen trees line the background, while the foreground is filled with tangled branches and earthy tones of brown and green, giving it a wild, untouched feeling.
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
#Nature #Photography #Landscape #Art #Autumn #MassAudubon #NatickMA
