Starflower (Lysimachia borealis), one of Massachusetts' native wildflowers, growing trailside at DNRT's Destruction Brook Woods. Don't let the macro scale fool you; the bloom is only about a half inch in diameter. #photography #plants #wildflowers #dnrt #destructionbrookwoods #dartmouth #massachusetts

Cinnamon fern, furled. #photography #plants #ferns #fiddleheads #dnrt #destructionbrookwoods #dartmouth #massachusetts #blackandwhite #monochrome

I have been meaning to take the macro lens out while ferns were still unfurling. Almost missed my window. #photography #plants #ferns #fiddleheads #dnrt #destructionbrookwoods #dartmouth #massachusetts

A Willet stretching its wings out as it wades through the shallows. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #westport #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Osprey, nictitating membrane closed over its eyes, right at the moment the first talon breaks the surface of the water as it dives for a herring. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #wareham #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Strike a pose. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #wareham #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Tree Swallows are moving back in. #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #marion #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Spotted turtle. #photography #turtle #reptiles #wildlife #herpphotography #nature #masswildlife #halifax #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

"Okay, Eddie. You just stick to your side of the river, and I'll stick to mine." #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #wareham #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

"See, Carl? That's the guy I was telling you about. Always with the camera." #photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #wareham #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife