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2023 New England Wildlife

by lsharvell

521 photos and 25 videos · 2 views
Pine Grosbeak, in area of Spruce, Wapack Trail, NH
Pine Grosbeak, munching on Spruce cones, Wapack Trail, NH
Pine Grosbeak, hiking Wapack Trail, NH - Flock of at least 15 feasting in Spruce with ample cones
Bark on the menu, lunch time on a sunny day! NH
Gadwall with wind tossed feathers, Salisbury, MA
Red-breasted Merganser, Salisbury, MA
Horned Grebe, Salisbury, MA
White-winged Scoter, Surf's up! Salisbury, MA
Winter! NH
Magical Winter Wonderland snowshoe, NH
Trail disappears amongst bowed over forest, NH
Hemlock Varnish Shelf (mushroom) in action as a snow shelf! NH
Red-tailed hawk x 2! Photographing individual on pine when another flew by and took a swipe! Local NH
Beaver! Hollis, NH
TWO Mourning Cloak! Viewing one and another flew in slightly upslope! Hillsborough County, NH
Mourning Cloak #2!!! While photographing first, this second one flew in slightly upslope on trail! Hillsborough County, NH
Mourning Cloak #1! Sunning on leaf litter on trail! First of two individuals today! Hillsborough County, NH
Fox Sparrow, sneaking around near where I had the Mourning Cloak Butterflies, Hillsborough County, NH
Eastern Phoebe (snow remains on some local trails), Hollis, NH
Red-tailed Hawk, Hollis, NH
Ms. Common Merganser leading her suitors, Hollis, NH (20 total Common Merganser showing up on a smallish pond/mini fallout!)
Manager of the Beaver Lodge, Belted Kingfisher, Hollis, NH
Apparently BOTH "locals" have returned! Osprey, Hollis, NH
American Kestrel, Hollis, NH
Eastern Comma! FOY Hollis, NH
Winter Wren, Hollis, NH
Mourning Cloak, first for April 2023 and 6th this season! Gray and windy Friday, so a bit of surprise, Hillsborough County, NH
Wait for it - Common Merganser couple catching a free ride down river! The Mrs. takes the lead! NH
Ring-necked Duck - I actually see the "ring"! Pair surprisingly close to shore local, NH
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hollis, NH
Hermit Thrush (one of a group of four!) Hollis, NH
My second Eastern Comma for 2023, Hollis, NH
Amphibian eggs (wood frog?) in trailside vernal pool, Hollis, NH
Mourning Cloak x 2! April romance, Hollis, NH
PHASE 2 - TAILS appearing on continuing amphibian eggs (first noted egg mass 4-9-23) Hollis, NH
Water Beetle, Hollis, NH
Trailing Arbutus is blooming! Hollis, NH
Rusty Blackbird in tree singing (background chorus local Red-winged and Grackle) NH
Rusty Blackbird, hanging with the local Red-winged and Grackle, very vocal NH
Blanding's Turtle! Can't miss that yellow throat & chin while scanning a local wetland! State endangered. NH
More amphibian eggs, in a muddy vernal pool, Coos County, NH
Huge Hemlock Varnish Shelf, Coos County, NH
White-throated Sparrow, Coos County, NH
GRAY COMMA (?), 73 deg & sunny in Northern NH today; THREE individuals viewed. Only managed to photograph one--rarely landed, Coos County, NH Hindwing appears to lack central black spot of other Comma species
FOY Red-spotted Newt, Hollis, NH
Azure, FOY, Hillsborough County, NH
CHANGEABLE MANTLESLUG! Hanging out in a Pileated hole! Hollis, NH
Brown Elfin! FOY! Finally a warm sunny Friday! Hillsborough County, NH
Sawdust flying! Quincy Bog, Grafton County, NH
Palm Warbler, Quincy Bog, Grafton County, NH
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Coos County, NH
Bee sp, Coos County, NH
Coos County, NH
HENRY'S ELFIN, 57 degrees, partial sun, cell phone video Coos County, NH
HENRY'S ELFIN, 57 degrees, partly sunny, Coos County, NH Flushed while walking trail and fortunately landed just ahead trailside. Tiny elfin!
Henry's Elfin, 57 degrees, partly sunny, noon time Coos County, NH ID based on bold white at both ends of HW post-median line and frosted hindwing margin
Reindeer Moss looking healthy this Spring, Hollis, NH
Gathering nesting material! Black-capped Chickadee, Hollis, NH
Fringed Polygala with raindrops, Hollis, NH
Prairie Warbler, local nester, NH
Eastern Kingbird, local nester, NH
Blanding's Turtle x 2, NH
Blanding's Turtle x 2!! NH
Azure, this individual is particularly light bluish and shimmery, Hillsborough County, NH
Veery, foraging many insects on trail, local nester NH
Brown Elfin in perfect light to shimmer! Hillsborough County, NH
Local Pileated Woodpecker at nest site, NH
Local nesting Pileated Woodpecker entering nest site! NH
Spicebush Swallowtail, FOY Hillsborough County, NH
Juvenal's Duskywing FOY, HIllsborough County, NH
Trillium are blooming locally! NH
Scarlet Tanager, local breeder NH
Bald Eagle...keeping close watch on the GB Heron nests! NH
Great Blue Heron family, local nesters, NH
Dad has secured dinner! NH
Eastern Milk Snake, sunning on a local trail, NH
Eastern Milk Snake--large one, barely fit in a camera screen, sunning on a local trail, NH
Eastern Milk Snake, video, local trail, good-sized, NH
Early morning clover breakfast, Hillsborough County, NH
Cuckoo buffet, Hillsborough County, NH
Black-billed Cuckoo arrived! audio, Hillsborough County, NH
Cape May Warbler, handsome! Hillsborough County, NH
Cape May Warbler, nice surprise this morning, Hillsborough County, NH
Cape May Warbler! In a mixed flock, Hillsborough County, NH
Barn Swallow taking on Cooper's Hawk!!! Hillsborough County, NH
Vesper Sparrow, Hillsborough County, NH
Grasshopper Sparrow, Hillsborough County, NH
Grasshopper Sparrow, Hillsborough County, NH
Audio contains Cerulean Warbler, several very vocal, a couple viewed, Skinner SP, MA
Cerulean Warbler, several singing along Auto road--wonderful! Skinner SP, MA
Worm-eating Warbler, on ground right near auto road, Skinner SP, MA
Worm-eating Warbler, foraging on ground! Skinner SP, MA
Black and White Warbler gathering nesting material, local nester, NH
Pileated Woodpecker, local nester, NH
Bumble bee sp. on native wildflower Fringed Polygama, Hollis, NH
Pink Lady's Slipper family, Hillsborough County, NH
Garter Snake, Hillsborough County, NH
Swim lesson! Hillsborough County, NH
Pink Lady's Slipper, Hillsborough County, NH
Pearl Crescent, FOY, three in same area, very windy, Hillsborough County, NH
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