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Massachusetts backyard habitat
My Massachusetts backyard circa 2001-07. Click on any image to load larger image and start slide show.
Right after I got my digital SLR, this dragonfly let me test it out by taking an extended rest in my back yard. Dragonfly, Canon 100 macro lens. Dragonfly in the back yard. Dragonfly, Stony Brook Audubon Refuge with Canon G6 camera. Turkey in back yard. Turkey pecking at seeds below bird feeder in back yard.
Flock of turkeys in yard. Turkey in yard. Turkey in yard. Turkeys checking out the cracked corn in the black pot. Turkeys in my back yard. Turkeys in my back yard.
Turkey in my back yard. Turkey in my back yard. In 2000 I saw this turkey confronting a cat in a bush in front of my house. A few minutes later I saw the reason for the confrontation as the turkey escorted its three chicks back into the woods. I got a few blurry shots with the Kodak DC290. I got a new squirrel-proof bird feeder in 2004. However, this little fellow proved that it is not chipmunk-proof. Backyard chipmunk. Backyard chipmunk.
Chipmunk in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. Chipmunk in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. A squirrel raids the bird feeder. A squirrel raids the bird feeder. Squirrel finds corn. A little toad takes up residence in my back yard.
A ladybug crawls along a deck post. Woodchuck. The very first image taken with my Canon 1D Mark II in 2004. The lens was my 300mm f4, probably shot from my bedroom window in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Female Cardinal. One of my first tethered efforts with the old Kodak DC290, cardinal in my back yard. Kodak DC290, cardinal in my back yard.
Remote triggered Canon S330, cardinal in my back yard. Juvenile cardinal. (Mark II) Cardinal shows off his plumage. Juvenile cardinal. Juvenile cardinal. Female cardinal.
Female cardinal. This male cardinal is a frequent visitor. However the female is more secretive and only shows up at odd hours. Female cardinal. If the female cardinal had been facing to the right this might have been a good shot, even with the goldfinch out of focus. Sort of interesting shot of cardinal but not sharp. Give me another crack at this with the digiscope. Flicker.
Chickadee, S330 on a tether, my back yard. A chickadee jumps a sunflower seed in my back yard birdfeeder. Chickadee. Backyard chickadee. Backyard chickadee. Backyard chickadee.
Backyard chickadee. Backyard chickadee. The chickadee on the left didn’t want to share the branch, so the other one tried to escape by hiding under the branch. The correct part of the scene is not visible or in focus, but still interesting. A shutter speed of 1/250 is quick enough to get a chickadee sitting on a branch, but not nearly fast enough to freeze a tufted titmouse thinking about landing on the same branch. Chickadee with a seed. Goldfinch.
Goldfinch. Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. Goldfinch in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. Goldfinch. Goldfinch.
Goldfinches. Goldfinch getting a drink. Goldfinch. Goldfinch. Nuthatch, S330 on a tether, my back yard. Nuthatch. (Mark II)
Nuthatch. Nuthatch. Dark-eyed Junco, slate-colored variety. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male) in my backyard. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
Much less colorful than the male, this is a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. A colorful house finch. House finch at the backyard feeder. House finch at the backyard feeder. House finch. Some sort of sparrow.
Sparrow, S330 on a tether, my back yard. Winter Wren. Downey woodpecker at backyard bird feeder Tufted titmouse in the snow. Tufted titmouse. Tufted titmouse.
USB tether shot, tufted titmouse with Canon S45. Tufted titmouse. Tufted titmouse. Tufted titmouse. Tufted titmouse feeds on little pears. Blue jay in back yard.
Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard.
Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay in back yard. Blue jay cracking corn.
Backyard robin with a worm, Canon S45 camera and Televue 85 telescope. This spider decided to build its web next to my back porch light. Grackle taking a bath in my back yard. Red-tailed hawk in the woods near my yard.
Blog Entries for Massachusetts backyard habitat:
July 2021
7/8/2021 What's Old - Images from Canon 1D Mark II 2004-08. cardinal, owl
May 2008
5/16/2008 Goldfinch - I saw some goldfinches at dusk in South Dakota, but the image is from Massachusetts. goldfinch
June 2007
6/7/2007 Photo of the Year - Bluejay is the belated selection for Photo of the Year 2006. bluejay
December 2006
12/31/2006 New (to me) - A hawk shows up in my back yard. hawk
12/25/2006 Hanging - More 500mm shots. photography
12/20/2006 Lens Test - The big 500mm is unleashed on backyard birds. photography
12/19/2006 Camera Rotation - Goodbye to Canon S45 camera, hello to giant 500mm lens. photography
August 2006
8/20/2006 Old and New - Old image of cardinal and new image of bluejay. bird
8/12/2006 What now? - Hunting blind in my back yard…for bird photography. bird
8/10/2006 Dragonfly - Shooting dragonflys at Stony Brook Refuge, Mass Audobon. dragonfly
July 2006
7/18/2006 The Turkey Diaries - Turkeys in my yard 2000-2007 bird
7/1/2006 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Grosbeaks and Goldfinches in the back yard. bird
May 2006
5/19/2006 Digiscope - Experimenting with photographing chipmunks through a telescope. chipmunk
Blog Entries for other Around New England:
February 2007
2/3/2007 Shoot the Moon - Shooting the Moon with 500mm and extender. astro
January 2007
1/7/2007 Upon Further Review - A harrier turns out to be an owl, Plum Island, Massachusetts. owl
December 2006
12/28/2006 Killer Chickadee - Hanging around the suet feeder at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary. bird
July 2006
7/15/2006 Phases - Shooting the waning Moon. astro
June 2006
6/17/2006 Bluebird - Digiscoping birds at Stony Brook Refuge, Mass Audobon. bird
6/11/2006 Sun and Moon - Trying out new digiscoping gadgets. astro
January 2006
1/8/2006 Lighthouses - Maine 2001-2004. lighthouse
September 2002
9/28/2002 Candidate - Who is eligible for the Heisman? football
May 2002
5/19/2002 Nova Scotia - Ferry ride from Maine to Nova Scotia. international
May 2001
5/12/2001 Polar Bears - Providence Zoo. bear

 
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