Dragonfly, 6/20/16, Pegan Cove Park - Natick

Double-crested Cormorant, 6/20/16, Fisk Pond

Mallard Ducklings, 6/20/16, Fisk Pond

Beetle, 6/20/16, Tamaric Road - Natick

Bald Eagle, Eaglets, 6/16/16, Foss Reservoir - Framingham

Wood Duck, Ducklings, 6/16/16, Reservoir #1 - Framingham

Frog, 6/16/16, Farm Pond

American Robin Juvenile, 6/16/16, Farm Pond

Dragonfly, 6/16/16, Farm Pond Park

Red-winged Blackbird Female, 6/16/16, Farm Pond

Mute Swan, Cygnets, 6/16/16, Farm Pond

Flowers, 6/16/16, Aqueduct Trail - Framingham

Baltimore Oriole, Nest, 6/16/16, Burdette Avenue - Framingham

Great Blue Heron Catching a Fish, 6/13/16, Fisk Pond

Eastern Phoebe, 6/13/16, Fisk Pond

Eastern Painted Turtle Rides Piggyback on Snapping Turtle While Great Blue Heron Stalks Fish, 6/13/16, Rt 135 Speen Street NW Pond

Eastern Painted Turtles, 6/13/16, Fisk Pond

Mute Swan Cygnets, 6/13/16, Fisk Pond

Video Montage, 6/13/16, Fisk Pond

White-tailed Deer, 6/12/16, Pond Plaza - Ashland

Yellow-shafted Flicker, 6/12/16, Pond Plaza - Ashland

Bald Eagle, 6/10/16, Foss Reservoir - Framingham

Here is a Bald Eagle perching at the top of a tree:


This is a wider view showing the treetop:



Here is some activity in the treetop, one adult perching, another adult arriving, and at least two chicks in the nest. This image is one frame from the video below. If you watch the video it is easier to see there are at least two chicks.



Here is a view of the island in Foss Reservoir:


The location of the treetop is highlighted:






In this video you can see one adult perching, another adult arriving, and at least two chicks in the nest. It is hard to tell if the nest is behind the pine tree or in the top of the tree.

Common Grackle and Chicks, 6/9/16, Framingham

Frog, 6/9/16, Farm Pond

Song Sparrow, 6/9/16, Farm Pond

Blue Jay, 6/9/16, Butterworth Park

Wood Duck, Ducklings, 6/9/16, Farm Pond

Mute Swan, Cygnets, 6/9/16, Farm Pond

The next video shows how a swan lifts it foot out of the water.