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Every day, if the weather is reasonable, which is to say not pouring (and sometimes even then), I try to start the morning with a walk through the woods and fields near home—a trek that includes many, many stops to photograph the natural history I find along the way. There can be a second "nature hike" when I break for lunch, and there are days when I'm outdoors keeping tabs on the natural world from dawn to dusk, as well as after dark. I've made my living as a photojournalist, specializing in science and medicine, for more than 39 years, and documenting nature in pictures and words has long been a passion. Every day brings a new discovery. Every day, I'll try to post the best one. The start of underwing season
July 23, 2018
While the insect pickings at the kitchen porch light have been less than memorable this year—sigh, no giant silk moths—I haven't given up and I do manage to check the shi...
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A different fawn
July 23, 2018
With the steady heat and humidity seemingly here for the duration—and there are deluded souls who believe that climate change is a fantasy...—I'm not really looking for s...
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Spicy return
July 22, 2018
This past spring, we had a reasonably decent emergence of Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies. To be sure, it was later and sparser than has been typical in earlier years,...
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Back in the saddle... bags
July 21, 2018
I thought I was heading to a guided walk at Hopkinton's Blue Pond to be led by Doug McGrady, an absolutely incredible botanist, but when I arrived at the parking lot at 1...
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Toad catcher
July 20, 2018
When Stasia decided that she wanted to try photography this past spring, she took to it almost instantly and I thought we might have a dedicated shutterbug on our hands....
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