Spotted Sandpiper, 05/12/2016, Farm Pond

Song Sparrow, 5/12/16, Farm Pond

Baltimore Oriole, 5/12/16, Farm Pond Park

This photograph was taken from a distance through a telephoto lens so as not to disturb the bird.

Ducklings, 5/12/16, Farm Pond

Eastern Painted Turtles, 5/12/16, Farm Pond Park

Red-winged Blackbird, 5/12/16, Farm Pond

Dandelion, 5/12/16, Cushing Memorial Park

European Starling, 5/12/16, Farm Pond Park

Eastern Cottontail, 5/12/16, Prindiville Avenue

Yellow Warbler, 5/12/16, Farm Pond Park

Great Blue Heron, 5/12/16, Reservior Number 1

Mute Swans, Cygnets, Wood Duck, 5/12/16, Farm Pond

The wood duck is highlighted in the lower left.

There are eight cygnets in this photo.

Mourning Dove, 5/12/16, Day Hill Road

Woodchuck, 5/12/16, Farm Pond Park

Flower, 5/12/16, Prindiville Avenue

Fisk Pond Walk, 5/9/2016

Killdeer

Ducklings

Eastern Painted Turtles

Ducklings and Turtles

Great Blue Heron

Tree Swallow

Mute Swan

Eastern Kingbird

Black-capped Chickadee

Eastern Cottontail (Tamaric Road, Natick)


Wood Ducks


Mourning Dove (Boden Lane, Natick)

Baltimore Oriole (Framingham)




Violet

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Middlesex Path)

Fisk Pond Walk, 5/2/2016

Boston Marathon Route, Fisk Pond and Vicinity, Natick, Nature and Trash, 05/02/2016

These photographs were taken on May 2, 2016 along the route of the Boston Marathon in the vicinity of Fisk Pond in Natick. Their purpose is to raise awareness of the problem of pollution of wild areas caused by the careless disposal of drinking cups, energy gel wrappers and similar items.

Great blue heron.

Trash on the eastbound side of Route 135 along Fisk Pond.

Looking West along Route 135 as it passes Fisk Pond.

More trash.

Fisk Pond

More trash.

Wood ducks on Fisk Pond.

More trash.

Recycling signs across the street from Fisk Pond.

Trash on the westbound side of Route 135 near Middlesex Path, just east of Fisk Pond.

No Dumping sign on Middlesex Path.

More trash on the westbound side.

More trash.

Route 135 west of Speen Street near the doughnut shop across the street from the supermarket.

I haven't posted all the photos of trash I took. I have more than 100 photos of discarded wrappers or cups and I didn't photograph all that I saw.