Wednesday, March 28, 2012
I am not usually a big opera fan, but I was blown away!
Opera duo Charlotte & Jonathan - Britain's Got Talent 2012 audition - International version
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Pictures Below, check them out!
Hand feeding Chickadee's |
Wildlife Sanctuary
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Description | Ipswich River offers more than 10 miles of interconnecting trails that invite you to explore the forests, meadows, and wetlands. Canoe along eight miles of the Ipswich River that run through the sanctuary and camp on Perkins Island, located a half-mile up the river (members can rent canoes from May through October). Members can also rent a cabin that is conveniently located close to the sanctuary’s office and program facilities and sleeps four. In April, listen for the chorus of American toads and pickerel frogs. Watch for river otters, painted turtles, and great blue herons at various times throughout the year. Climb the drumlin and esker, landscape features created by a glacier 15,000 years ago. Huge rocks and exotic trees and shrubs that were part of a former arboretum provide an adventurous walk along the Rockery Trail. Massachusetts Audubon's largest sanctuary, this property covers 2,800 acres of diverse habitats, including fields, vernal pools, forests, swamps, islands, eskers, and eight miles of the Ipswich River. Many species of animals make their home here either seasonally or year round. The Sanctuary offers an observation tower, a backyard-bird observation area. The diversity of habitats and wildlife provide an ideal setting to study energy flow and nutrient cycling in the environment. Adaptations, biodiversity, watersheds, and river ecology are also explored. | ||||
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Click on any photo to start slideshow format: (all photos on this page ©Dave Peatfield)
Deer grazing in the field of Bluebirds |
Bluebird coming in for a landing |
Northern Cardinal |
Eastern Bluebird |
Palm Warbler (Rare) |
Palm Warbler (Rare) |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Black-capped Chickadee |
American Robin |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Hairy Woodpecker |
Canada Goose |
Canada Geese in flight |
Canada Geese in flight |
Canada Geese |
Red-winged Blackbird |
Red-winged Blackbird |
Hairy Woodpeckers |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
White-breasted Nuthatch zooming in on fly off the end of his beak |
First plant life of the spring |
Bufflehead (center), Ring-necked Duck (upper right) |
Bufflehead (center), Ring-necked Duck (upper left) |
Mill Gate |
Bufflehead |
Bufflehead |
Bufflehead |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Hand feeding Chickadee |
Hand feeding Chickadee |
Hand feeding Chickadee |
Mallard's |
Mallard's |
Mallard's |
Red Squirrel |
Red Squirrel |
Just taking it all in! |
Red Squirrel |
Mallard |
Easy trails and stair-step climbs |
Tree Swallow |
Tree Swallow |
Tree Swallow |
American Crow |
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