While all are not representative of nature sightings in central Massachusetts, these photographs were taken by central MA residents and shown during our SHARING NATURE PHOTOS meeting on 28 March. There are some outstanding pictures here, and we think they deserve a wide audience.
Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Ecuador: Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) by Todd Livdahl
Holden: Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) by Jim Morelly
Quabbin Reservoir: Bobcat with deer carcass by Jim Morelly
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Rutland: Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) on Pink-spiked Celosia by Ted Purcell
Everglades National Park, Florida: Green Heron (Butorides virescens) by Alan Rawle
Galapagos Islands: Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone nigra) by Todd Livdahl
Galapagos Islands: Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) by Todd Livdahl
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 Everglades National Park, Florida: Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) gleaning pond lily seeds by Alan Rawle  Tandayapa Lodge, Ecuador: Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) by Todd Livdahl  Everglades National Park: Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) by Alan Rawle |  Florida Keys: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) by Ted Purcell  Quabbin Reservoir: Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) by Jim Morelly  European Starling(Sturnus vulgaris) in winter by Anne Greene. |
Autumn scene, Rutland by Anne Greene. See more of Anne's work at https://www.annegreenephotography.com/