A Northern pintail swims along a tributary of the Neponset River.
Big stretch.
Here, his namesake is up and out of the water.
Beautiful plumage.
Archive for February, 2009
Northern pintail
Friday, February 27th, 2009Golden-crowned kinglet (in motion)
Thursday, February 26th, 2009The Golden-crowned kinglet is nothing if not an energetic bird. (If you are using Internet Explorer, all you will see is a bird appearing and disappearing — try Firefox or some other non-Microsoft browser.)
Is that the kinglet’s breath over her right wing?
Red-throated loon
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009A Red-throated loon peers up at me as I stand on a bridge over the Neponset River. Seconds later, he dives down and I never see him again.
Northern mockingbird
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009A Northern mockingbird searches for berries at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
Got one.
Common goldeneye
Monday, February 23rd, 2009A Common goldeneye returns from a dive in the Neponset River with food in his mouth.
Song sparrow (with fishing line)
Monday, February 9th, 2009This picture of a Song sparrow at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir inadvertently captured what appears to be fishing line tied to a plant.
Cedar waxwing
Friday, February 6th, 2009A group of Cedar waxwings alights on a tree in the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
After a few seconds, they are off again. In case you are counting, there are 13 waxwings in this photo.
Downy woodpecker (with partner)
Thursday, February 5th, 2009The male Downey woodpecker at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir…
…with his partner.
Sanderling
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009A Sanderling dines at the Point of Pines beach in Revere.
Mourning dove
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009A Mourning dove explores the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
Red-breasted merganser
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Two Red-breasted mergansers swim at Point of Pines beach in Revere.
