Common Tern spreading its wings at Mass Audubon Allens Pond sanctuary. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #dartmouth #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird going for a spider at Mass Audubon's Stony Brook sanctuary. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #norfolk #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

"You will believe a lobster can fly!" A Hummingbird Moth supping on Butterfly Bush flowers at Mass Audubon's Stony Brook sanctuary. #photography #insects #wildlife #nature #norfolk #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Ruby-throated Hummingbird sipping on some Trumpet Honeysuckle at Mass Audubon's Stony Brook Sanctuary. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #norfolk #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

97 is a good run, but this is still sadness-inducing.

Tom Lehrer Dead: Influential Musical Satirist of '50s and '60s Was 97

Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has died at age 97.

A Sandhill Crane among the bog plants at Burrage Pond Wildlife Manangement Area. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #halifax #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Yellow Warbler perched in a berry-laden tree at Mass Audubon's Allens Pond Sanctuary. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #dartmouth #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Eastern Cottontail relaxing on a bog bridge at Mass Audubon's Allens Pond Sanctuary. #photography #mammals #sillyrabbit #nature #fairhaven #massachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

A "ditch lily" flower on Gooseberry Island. #photography #plants #wildflowers #westport #massachusetts

Good enough reason to drive almost two hours to Truro to take photos in the wee hours of the morning, I guess. Still have to see if doing some stacking yields a cleaner result, but the first stab was a bust. Highland Light, a bit after 1 am. #photography #nightsky #astrophotography