Tag: Fall Foliage

First Fall Color

Foliage around Wachusett Meadow’s Wildlife Pond glows in the late afternoon sun.

The beaver lodge is enveloped in color.

Canoes await at the pond edge.

Sumac trees, such as the one in the left of the photo, are among the first trees to change color.

A closer view of the beaver lodge.

The sheep graze just above the pond.

View from the Observation Pier.

A long view of the pond as the sun begins to set.

Colonial Color

Colonial architecture and fall foliage complement each other.

Golden Holden

Sugar Maple reds and oranges aren’t the only iconic autumn foliage colors in Central Massachusetts.

Holden, Massachusetts

Small Pond, Big Colors

This pond in Holden, Massachusetts bursts with color after a rainy evening.

Big Trees, Little Houses

Homes in West Boylston, Massachusetts are enveloped in fall foliage. West Boylston’s most famous historical resident is Robert Bailey Thomas, the founder of the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Wetland Colors

The vegetation surrounding the Beaver Wetlands is bursting with gold, orange and crimson this week.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton, Massachusetts

Heron Hike 2

The foliage in Central Massachusetts is becoming more brilliant each day. Swamp maples surrounding the beaver lodge at Wachusett Wildlife Sanctuary are nearly at peak color.

Meanwhile, the juvenile Great Blue Heron featured in the previous post is still roaming the sanctuary. It seems in no rush to migrate, perhaps because of the warm weather this week.

Beaver Lodge, Wildlife Pond, Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Juvenile Great Blue Heron, South Meadow