Nature Man Mike

Nature and wildlife photographer.

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American Robin ♂️ #birdphotography #bird_captures #raw_birds #best_birds_of_world #birdsofinstagram #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #total_birds #emeraldnecklaceparks #global4nature #blackbirders #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #nutsaboutbirds #birds_adored #dailybirdpix #bbcearth #allaboutbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdsoftheworld #birdplanet #amazingbirds #beautifulbirds #myarnoldarb #americanrobin #yourshotphotographer (at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0TgTxLkSh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It's that time again! Join me and park friends on Sunday, March 19th, 8am to 10am for a Bird Walk in Franklin Park. Co-sponsored by the Franklin Park Coalition, Brookline Bird Club, Franklin Park Tennis Association, and the Emerald Necklace Bird Club. Information for participants: Please bring binoculars if you have them. Limited loaner binoculars will be available, provided by Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center @massaudubonboston on a first come, first served basis. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes, dressing for the weather conditions, and wearing a hat with a brim. Expect to walk 1-2 miles on paved paths. The nearest restrooms are at the Franklin Park Golf Course Clubhouse. In the event of heavy rain, the walk will be canceled. Meeting location: Meet by the tennis courts next to the Shattuck Picnic Grove on Circuit Drive. Google "Shattuck Picnic Grove" for GPS navigation. Street parking is available. Accessible via bus and subway (Forest Hills stop on Orange Line). For more information, contact Michael at [email protected] #birdinginmassachusetts #emeraldnecklaceparks #franklinparkboston #naturemanmike #bostonmassachusetts #birdwatching #birding #birds #Nature #birdinginboston #explorenature #bostonevents #birdlovers #birdofmassachusetts #bostonbirdwatchers #birders (at Scarboro Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpx_xdSvphK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Downy Woodpecker ♀️ #birdphotography #bird_captures #raw_birds #best_birds_of_world #birdsofinstagram #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #total_birds #downywoodpecker #emeraldnecklaceparks #global4nature #blackbirders #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #nutsaboutbirds #birds_adored #dailybirdpix #bbcearth #allaboutbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdsoftheworld #birdplanet #amazingbirds #beautifulbirds #myarnoldarb #woodpecker (at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsjxOOuOo7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I was able to get a few good looks of this Golden-crowned Kinglet yesterday at Arnold Arboretum. I got a lot of crappy looks too! 😄 These little birds are always a challenge, but I enjoy it! There was a lot of activity yesterday and the light was great! 😁 #birdphotography #bird_captures #raw_birds #best_birds_of_world #birdsofinstagram #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #total_birds #goldencrownedkinglet #emeraldnecklaceparks #global4nature #blackbirders #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #nutsaboutbirds #birds_adored #dailybirdpix #bbcearth #allaboutbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdsoftheworld #birdplanet #amazingbirds #beautifulbirds #myarnoldarb #yourshotphotographer (at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkcuuSubm_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Have you ever seen a black Mallard? I saw this duck at Jamaica Pond, swimming with the Mallards, so I'm assuming that's what it is. Merlin suggests American Black Duck, which doesn't have this coloration either. Clearly, it's one or the other with dark plumage. 🤔 #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #masswildlife #birds_illife #ducks #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #total_birds #ducksofinstagram #bird_lovers_daily #global4nature #kings_birds #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #ip_birds #birds_adored #strabopixelclub #bbcearth #birds_perfection #best_birds_of_ig #mallard #amazingbirds #1birdshot (at Jamaica Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYIpkPPdPX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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He went that way! 😄 Dark-eyed Junco, letting me know where the Red-tailed Hawk went. 😁 #birdphotography #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #birds_illife #birdsofinstagram #best_birds_photography #birdinginmassachusetts #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdingphotography #sparrowappreciationsociety #total_birds #darkeyedjunco #yourshotphotographer #emeraldnecklaceparks #kings_birds #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #ip_birds #birds_adored #dailybirdpix #bbcearth #allaboutbirds #best_birds_of_ig #blackbirders (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVJlIbuBPr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Common Goldeneye ♂️ with a juvenile Herring Gull. They actually weren't hanging out together. I was focused on the Common Goldeneye, and as it started swimming away from me, I just happened to catch this frame as it swam past the Gull. At 1st, I was thinking the Gull was messing up my shot, then I looked at it on the camera and thought, I actually like it. 😁 #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #nature #masswildlife #winterbirding #ducks #divingducks #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #birdinginmassachusetts #ducksofinstagram #birdwatching #winter #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #waterfowl #castleislandboston #birdnerd #birdphotography #bbcearth #birds_perfection #naturemanmike #commongoldeneye #amazingbirds #blackbirders #migratorybirds (at Castle Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKxrDLOaJ7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Brant swimming at Castle Island. #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #nature #masswildlife #winterbirding #goose #birdwatching #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #birdinginmassachusetts #geeseofinstagram #1birdshot #winter #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #waterfowl #castleislandboston #birdnerd #birdphotography #bbcearth #birds_perfection #naturemanmike #brant #amazingbirds #blackbirders #migratorybirds (at Castle Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFtsnnOGfi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Red-tailed Hawk #nature_worldwide_birds #bird_captures #your_best_birds #elite_raptors #eye_spy_birds #allmightybirds #birds_fanatic #birdsofinstagram #planetbirds #massaudubon #birdselite #birdinginmassachusetts #birdphotography #total_birds #best_birds_of_world #raw_birds #birds_perfection #bestbirdshots #birdnerd #nuts_about_birds #amazingbirds #blackbirders #audubonsociety #best_birds_photography #birdsinflight #redtailedhawk #birdwatchers #birding #birdinginboston #emeraldnecklaceparks (at Franklin Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDJzqeuMmt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Black-capped Chickadee 📸 Although there were a lot of migratory ducks at Deer Island, getting a good, low, eye level composition is difficult because the platform near the water is too high up. So I spent some time photographing the other birds in the area. #birdphotography #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #birds_illife #birdsofinstagram #best_birds_photography #canonr5 #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdingphotography #amazingbirds #total_birds #blackcappedchickadee #birds_perfection #deerisland #winterbirding #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birdwatching #birds_adored #dailybirdpix #bbcearth #allaboutbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdinginmassachusetts (at Deer Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-IBF9uDNP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A Red-tailed Hawk fly by. Those are looking at me fiercely! 👀 #nature_worldwide_birds #bird_captures #your_best_birds #elite_raptors #eye_spy_birds #allmightybirds #birds_fanatic #birdsofinstagram #planetbirds #massaudubon #birdselite #birdinginmassachusetts #birdphotography #total_birds #best_birds_of_world #raw_birds #birds_perfection #bestbirdshots #birdnerd #nuts_about_birds #amazingbirds #blackbirders #audubonsociety #best_birds_photography #birdsinflight #redtailedhawk #birdwatchers #birding #birdinginboston #deerisland (at Deer Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co422RvLGOP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Red-tailed Hawk It was very interesting watching this Hawk observing the wild turkeys walking beneath it. They were less than 3 feet away from each other. The Hawk is on the railing of the bridge at Franklin Park near the pond, and the turkeys are casually walking around on the bridge. I was thinking to myself, there's no way he's thinking about attacking one. I don't think he wants those types of problems. 😄 #nature_worldwide_birds #bird_captures #your_best_birds #elite_raptors #eye_spy_birds #allmightybirds #birds_fanatic #birdsofinstagram #planetbirds #massaudubon #birdselite #birdinginmassachusetts #birdphotography #total_birds #best_birds_of_world #raw_birds #birds_perfection #emeraldnecklaceparks #bestbirdshots #birdnerd #nuts_about_birds #amazingbirds #blackbirders #audubonsociety #best_birds_photography #amazingbirds #redtailedhawk #birdwatchers #birding #birdinginboston (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CosDVrxOFkB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bufflehead ♀️ The way I try to photograph diving ducks is kind of funny. My approach is similar to the red light, green light game. When the duck dives, I run towards it for about 3-4 seconds, then kneel down before it pops back up. I do this until I'm in close range to get a decent shot. I won't say it works 100% of the time, but I does help! I'm sure the folks who've seen me do this were probably thinking, what the heck is that man doing. 😄 #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #nature #masswildlife #winterbirding #ducks #divingducks #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #birdinginmassachusetts #ducksofinstagram #1birdshot #winter #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #waterfowl #castleislandboston #birdnerd #birdphotography #bbcearth #birds_perfection #naturemanmike #bufflehead #amazingbirds #blackbirders #migratorybirds (at Castle Island South Boston) https://www.instagram.com/p/ComrTadOyR8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Common Goldeneye ♂️ #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #masswildlife #birds_illife #ducks #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #total_birds #ducksofinstagram #1birdshot #kings_birds #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #castleislandboston #birds_adored #strabopixelclub #bbcearth #birds_perfection #best_birds_of_ig #commongoldeneye #amazingbirds #blackbirders #migratorybirds (at Castle Island South Boston) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokN8SiuWkE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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More Ring-necked Ducks ♂️ Lately, I've had a strong desire to photograph waterfowl. There are so many cool looking migratory ducks visiting now! They can be a bit of a challenge to photograph, composition wise, but I enjoy it! It's difficult to get low at many locations to photograph them. Plus, some of the ducks are really far out! Either way, I enjoy seeing and photographing them! 🙂 #migratorybirds #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #masswildlife #birds_illife #ducks #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #total_birds #ducksofinstagram #bird_lovers_daily #global4nature #kings_birds #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #ip_birds #birds_adored #strabopixelclub #bbcearth #birds_perfection #best_birds_of_ig #ringneckedduck #amazingbirds (at Jamaica Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofXenNuEVR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ring-necked Duck ♂️ #migratorybirds #bird_captures #raw_birds #massaudubon #best_birds_of_world #masswildlife #birds_illife #ducks #best_birds_photography #audubonsociety #nature_worldwide_birds #birdfreaks #total_birds #ducksofinstagram #bird_lovers_daily #global4nature #kings_birds #planetbirds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #ip_birds #birds_adored #strabopixelclub #bbcearth #birds_perfection #best_birds_of_ig #ringneckedduck #amazingbirds (at Jamaica Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/Coe9mguuLx5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Juvenile Bald Eagle 🦅 I was at Jamaica Pond yesterday, photographing ducks, and came across this Eagle. It flew down to the pond to get a drink, and some of the geese and ducks swam closer to it and just watched. It was very interesting. #nature_worldwide_birds #bird_captures #your_best_birds #elite_raptors #eye_spy_birds #allmightybirds #birds_fanatic #birdsofinstagram #planetbirds #ip_birds #massaudubon #birdselite #bestshotz_birds #birds_illife #total_birds #best_birds_of_world #raw_birds #birds_perfection #jamaicapond #bestbirdshots #pocket_birds #birds_private #nuts_about_birds #1birdshot #bird_brilliance #birds_adored #best_birds_of_ig #best_birds_photography #juvenilebaldeagle #baldeagle (at Jamaica Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocnaZzOXpg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=