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Nature at Farm Pond in Framingham

July 5, 2021

A great blue heron at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.

A Halloween pennant at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.

Mute swans at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.

A painted turtle at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.

A song sparrow at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.

Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron, a Halloween pennant, mute swans, a painted turtle, and a song sparrow at Farm Pond in Framingham.

Birds at Heard Farm in Wayland

June 23, 2021

An American robin at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A bobolink at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A cedar waxwing at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

An eastern bluebird at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A northern flicker at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A song sparrow at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A tree swallow at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

A downy woodpecker at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.

Craig Smith photographed an American robin, bobolinks, cedar waxwings, an eastern bluebird, a northern flicker, a song sparrow, a tree swallow, and a downy woodpecker at Heard Farm in Wayland.

Nature at Breakneck Hill in Southborough

June 7, 2021

A ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A Baltimore oriole at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A blue jay at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A cedar waxwing at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

An olive-sided flycatcher at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A European starling at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A tree swallow feeding its young at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A dark paper wasp at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A house sparrow feeding chicks at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A silvery blue at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A fly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A northern rough-winged swallow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A skipper at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

Steve Forman photographed a ruby-throated hummingbird, a Baltimore oriole, a blue jay, a cedar waxwing, an olive-sided flycatcher, a European starling, a tree swallow feeding its young, a dark paper wasp, a house sparrow feeding chicks in a cavity nest, a silvery blue butterfly, a fly, a northern rough-winged swallow, a skipper (possibly a Peck's skipper), and a song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

Nature at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury

May 24, 2021

A chipping sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.

A common grackle at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.

An eastern chipmunk at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.

A painted turtle at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.

A song sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.

Craig Smith photographed a chipping sparrow, a common grackle, an eastern chipmunk, a painted turtle, and a song sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.

Nature at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Stow

April 9, 2021

A black-capped chickadee at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

A Canada goose at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

A great blue heron at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

Great blue herons at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

A mourning cloak butterfly at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

An osprey at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

An osprey and a tree swallow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

Painted turtles at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

Ring-necked ducks at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

A song sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

Tree swallows at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

A white-tailed deer at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.

Gail Sartori photographed a black-capped chickadee, a Canada goose, great blue herons, a mourning cloak butterfly, an osprey, tree swallows, painted turtles, ring-necked ducks, a song sparrow, and a white-tailed deer at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Stow.

Birds at Breakneck Hill in Southborough

April 6, 2021

An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A black-capped chickadee at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

An eastern bluebird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch, a black-capped chickadee, an eastern bluebird, and a song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

Birds at Breakneck Hill in Southborough

March 24, 2021

European starlings at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

Steve Forman photographed European starlings and a song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

Birds at Breakneck Hill in Southborough

March 22, 2021

An American robin at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A downy woodpecker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A turkey vulture at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A house finch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A house sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

A northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.

Steve Forman photographed an American robin, downy woodpeckers, a turkey vulture, an eastern bluebird, a house finch, song sparrow, a house sparrow, and a northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

Birds along the Boroughs Loop Trail

March 13, 2021

A hooded merganser along the Boroughs Loop Trail, photographed by Victoria Holland.

A red-winged blackbird along the Boroughs Loop Trail, photographed by Victoria Holland.

A song sparrow along the Boroughs Loop Trail, photographed by Victoria Holland.

A white-breasted nuthatch along the Boroughs Loop Trail, photographed by Victoria Holland.

Victoria Holland photographed a hooded merganser, a red-winged blackbird, a song sparrow, and a white-breasted nuthatch along the Boroughs Loop Trail.