Category: audubon

Fleece and Needles

Sheep (and porcupines) may safely graze at Wachusett Meadow. Happy Thanksgiving from Central Massachusetts!

Evening Meadow Glow

Beaver Lodge, Wildlife Pond, Wachusett Meadow Sanctuary

The Beaver Wetlands

Audubon Morning

A morning walk at Wachusett Meadow is uplifting in any season. Two short video clips included.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Hooded Mergansers

Cattails

North American Porcupine

Free To Roam

At this time of year, the sheep at Wachusett Meadow wander freely around the Sanctuary. The short video included lends a sense of the space they may graze.

On the Lookout

Wachusett Meadow is “deer” to me.

Residents are often just hanging around.

Look who’s coming to dinner!

A perfect score for the Otter Synchronized Swim Team.

You “otter” visit the Audubon, too!

Foggy Audubon

The Wachusett Meadow is beautiful, even on a foggy day.

Mass Audubon Wachusett Meadow

Tailwind

American Kestrel, Princeton, Massachusetts

The American Kestrel had difficulty balancing on his nest box in today’s high wind.

Close Up and Far Away

Female, Male and Juvenile Hooded Mergansers on the Wildlife Pond

Blue Jay and Northern Cardinal Near the Bird Feeders

Gray Squirrel Swinging in the Copse Near the Bird Feeders

Common Grackle Hunting Seeds on the Ground

Female and Male Mallard on the Far Side of the Wildlife Pond

Eastern Cottontail with a Gray Squirrel and Sparrows Near the Visitor’s Center

Eastern Towhee and Blue Jay Under the Feeders

Eastern Cottontail Close-up

Eastern Towhee Under the Bird Feeders

Feathers and Shells

Painted Turtles and Canada Geese share a sunny afternoon together at the Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, MA.

I enjoy experimenting with the continuous shutter setting on my bridge camera.

In contrast, I use the built in close-up lens with the turtles sunning on the far side of the pond.

Bluebird Picnic

Eastern Bluebirds flew into town and invited their friends for a feast at the feeders.

Male Eastern Bluebird, Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, MA

Female Eastern Bluebird

Female Bluebird, Blue Jay, Female Cardinal

Female Bluebird, Gray Squirrel

Downy Woodpecker, Male Bluebird

Above and Below

The Wildlife Pond is coming alive with the warm weather.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, MA

At Dusk

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, MA

Mockingbird Mix

The Northern Mockingbird at Wachusett Meadow didn’t notice me as it busily feasted on sumac.

These mockingbirds surveyed the meadow as they perched on bluebird houses. Their coloring and markings puzzled me, as they were slightly different than those in the first photographs. Birding friends: Any thoughts?

Grass and Snow

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, Massachusetts

A walk through Wachusett Meadow’s quiet South Pasture provides respite at the end of winter.

Before the Storm

Wachusett Meadow, Princeton, Massachusetts

“Willow”, a Longtime Resident of Wachusett Meadow.

Tufted Titmouse

Red Squirrel

Vacation Week School Children

Children’s Backpacks Ready to Go

Hawk Walk

It’s always refreshing to enjoy the New England winter landscape at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary.

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