Gallery of Bird Photos

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Gallery of Bird Photos

The following photos have been made available for your enjoyment and education. They may not be reproduced or redistributed without permission of the photographer. Photos are listed in taxonomic order.

SpeciesPhoto datePhoto locationPhotographerNotes
Common Loon 6/6/04 Paradise Pond, Princeton Bob Ricci on nest
Common Loon 6/6/04 Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton Bob Ricci on nest platform
Common Loon 6/30/04 Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston Bob Ricci on nest at South Bay
Common Loon 7/3/04 Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton Bruce deGraaf loon family (2 ad + 2 chicks)
Common Loon 7/3/04 Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton Bruce deGraaf loon feeding chick
Common Loon 7/3/04 Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston Bruce deGraaf loon on nest at South Bay
Double-crested Cormorants 9/11/02 South Bay, Wachusett Reservoir Bob Ricci Cormorants, Gulls and Heron together on MDC platform
Double-crested Cormorant 7/31/02 Salisbury Pond, Worcester Bob Ricci Closeup of face showing eye color
Great Blue Herons 7/27/02 Sterling Meadow, West Boylston Bob Ricci four Herons together on platform
Great Blue Heron 7/27/02 unknown Bob Ricci closeup of tongue
Great Blue Heron 3/1/04 Asnebumskit Hill in Paxton Brian Mulhearn nests
Great Blue Heron 4/22/04 Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton Brian Mulhearn heron on nest
Great Blue Heron 6/1/04 Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton Brian Mulhearn Young herons on nest
Great Egret 8/7/03 Sterling Peat Bob Ricci two photos
Black-crowned Night-Heron 8/22/02 Leesville Pond, Worcester Bob Ricci hunting, showing white head plume
Wood Stork 8/25/03 Barre Chris Buelow
American Black Duck 12/26/02 Southmeadow Pond, Clinton Bob Ricci hybrid with Mallard
Canada Goose spring 2003 Sterling Peat Bob Ricci
Canada Goose hybrid? 12/26/02 Dean Park, Shrewsbury Bob Ricci hybrid with Greater White-fronted Goose ?
"Peking" Duck 12/22/02 Southmeadow Pond, Clinton Bob Ricci hybrid, domestic
Tufted Duck 12/22/02 Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Bob Ricci near gate 25
Wood Duck 2/22/03 South Meadow Pond, Clinton Bob Ricci pair in water
Common Goldeneye 3/18/04 Quinapoxit Basin, West Boylston Bob Ricci 2 photos late afternoon
Hooded Merganser 3/18/04 Quinapoxit Basin, West Boylston Bob Ricci
Common Merganser 3/11/04 Leesville Pond, Worcester Bob Ricci noting color effects
Bald Eagle 3/14/04 Lake Quaboag Bob Ricci distant view of bird in nest
Cooper's Hawk 9/29/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci standing on sand mound
Cooper's Hawk 2 2/19/03 Fitchburg Cheryl and Jean-Pierre Boissy standing near window of house
Cooper's Hawk spring 2003 Sterling Peat Bob Ricci
Red-tailed Hawk spring 2003 Sterling Peat Bob Ricci
Red-tailed Hawk 7/14/04 Saint Gobain, Worcester Rich Resta and Art Zorge close views of hawk perching on window ledge
American Kestrel 8/19/02 Worcester Airport Bob Ricci perched on light fixture
Merlin 1/13/03 Little Chauncy Pond, Westboro Chris Buelow perched on wire
Peregrine Falcon 8/19/02 Worcester City Hall Bob Ricci perched on light fixture
Peregrine Falcon 3/2/04 downtown Worcester Bob Ricci on copper parapet of 12 story office building
Ruffed Grouse 4/5/04 Charlton Scott Jordan displaying
Turkey 6/23/02 Maple St., West Boylston Rick Quimby with young
Turkey 12/8/02 Maple St., West Boylston Rick Quimby group near feeder
Lesser Yellowlegs 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci
Solitary Sandpiper 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci
Spotted Sandpiper 6/15/03 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci
Least Sandpiper 7/18/02 Prince Edward Island, Canada Rick Quimby common on the north shore of island
Iceland Gull 12/4/02 Ware River, Barre Bob Ricci first-winter plumage
Black-headed Gull 4/8/03 Lake Louisa, Milford Bob Ricci summer plumage
Black-headed Gull 2/5/04 Lake Louisa, Milford Bob Ricci
Mourning Dove 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci on nest
Screech Owl 5/19/03 Shrewsbury Denis Mahoney holding chipmunk
Long-eared Owl 12/28/05 Dunback Meadow, Lexington Richard Johnson using 670mm lens
Belted Kingfisher 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci female, perched
Pileated Woodpecker 4/12/04 Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton Brian Mulhearn at nest hole
Willow Flycatcher 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci close photo
Bank Swallow 4/29/03 Sterling Peat, Sterling Rick Quimby full frame photo
Bank Swallow spring 2003 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci
Bank Swallow spring 2003 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci Chicks at nesting colony
Bank Swallow 4/22/04 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci at work in nesting colony
Cliff Swallow 7/13/02 Prince Edward Island, Canada Rick Quimby at lighthouse near bridge to island
Barn Swallow 6/30/04 Alta Vista Farm, Rutland Bob Ricci close front view
Common Raven 3/13/04 Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton Brian Mulhearn newly constructed nest
Tufted Titmouse 2011 central Mass Michael Voorhis close photo
Black-capped Chickadee 2011 central Mass Michael Voorhis close photo
White-breasted Nuthatch Summer 2007 Oakham Josh Gahagan artistic photo
White-breasted Nuthatch 2011 central Mass Michael Voorhis close photo
Eastern Bluebird 4/21/02 Maple St., West Boylston Rick Quimby Nested in our yard
Eastern Bluebird 4/7/04 Sterling/Lancaster Bob Ricci
Hermit Thrush 5/3/04 Forest-Grove area, Worcester Bob Ricci mud on beak from feeding
American Robin 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci berries in beak
Brown Thrasher 6/15/03 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci close photo
Cedar Waxwings 1/3/03 Ashburnham Center Bob Ricci 4 views, including discussion of bright red waxy substance on the secondaries
Yellow Warbler 6/15/03 Sterling Peat Bob Ricci eating caterpillar
Blue-winged Warbler 5/3/04 Forest-Grove area, Worcester Bob Ricci close side view
Lawrence's Warbler 5/3/03 Auburn Colleen Morin bird banding photo
Connecticut Warbler 9/21/02 Oxbow NWR, Harvard Dan Berard seen well on Mark Lynch's class trip
Chipping Sparrow 5/3/04 Forest-Grove area, Worcester Bob Ricci "chipping"
Chipping Sparrow Summer 2007 Oakham Josh Gahagan breeding plumage, artistic photo
Fox Sparrow 11/22/02 Maple St., West Boylston Rick Quimby lingered for several days at our feeder
Northern Cardinal 10/02 Maple St., West Boylston Rick Quimby regular at feeder
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/3/04 Forest-Grove area, Worcester Bob Ricci in tree, front view
Red-winged Blackbird 4/22/04 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci female, perched on stalk
Brown-headed Cowbird 4/10/3 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci on car mirror, with attitude
Brown-headed Cowbird 4/10/3 Forest-Grove area, Worcester Bob Ricci courting diplays
Common Redpolls 2/6/04 Fitchburg Cheryl and Jean-Pierre Boissy at feeder
American Goldfinch 8/10/02 Sterling Peat, Sterling Bob Ricci male, breeding plumage
Evening Grosebeak 8/10/02 Rutland Crystal Casavant at feeder