Author Archives: Ryan D.

About Ryan D.

Where: Mass Audubon Headquarters, Lincoln | Who: A Vermont ex-pat, lifelong skier, musician, photographer, motorcycle enthusiast, budding native plant gardener, and pun master | Favorite part of the job: Working with wonderful colleagues to make nature accessible to everyone

Least Tern © Sandy Selesky

Take 5: That’s a Mouthful!

Didn’t your mother ever tell you not to talk with your mouth full? Apparently, these birds never got the memo. Here are five photos of birds that may or may not have bitten off more than they can chew, all submitted in the past to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest. The 2019 photo contest is closed, but we’ll be announcing the winners soon, so stay tuned!

Least Tern © Sandy Selesky
Least Tern © Sandy Selesky
Great Black-backed Gull © Susumu Kishihara
Great Black-backed Gull © Susumu Kishihara
Great Blue Heron © Jennifer Atwood
Great Blue Heron © Jennifer Atwood
Eastern Phoebe © Amy Severino
Eastern Phoebe © Amy Severino
American Robin © Raju Murthy
American Robin © Raju Murthy
Looking up at a colorful canopy of red, orange, and yellow leaves against a bright blue sky © Lian Bruno

Take 5: Things Are Looking Up

Things are really looking up these days…or at the very least, these photographers are!

This week’s Take 5 features photos of the forest canopy, all of which were submitted in the past to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest. The 2019 photo contest is now closed, but we’re hard at work judging this year’s submissions and can’t wait to announce the winner, so stay tuned!

Looking up at a colorful canopy of red, orange, and yellow leaves against a bright blue sky © Lian Bruno
© Lian Bruno
Looking straight up at a green forest canopy © Elizabeth Ninemire
© Elizabeth Ninemire
A vibrant orange and yellow tree top © Brad Millman
© Brad Millman
Looking up at a green forest canopy from the ground with a tangle of roots in the foreground © Carrie Coffey
© Carrie Coffey
Looking straight up a tree trunk at a vibrant yellow canopy © Elizabeth Ninemire
© Elizabeth Ninemire