Category Archives: Take 5

Take 5: Who Needs Leaves?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Rosemary

After fall’s colorful foliage has faded and fallen, the bare branches of late autumn have a beauty all their own. Here are five intricate, thoughtful portraits of leafless trees from the archives of our photo contest.

2013 Photo Contest Entry (and winner), © Paul Mozell

2013 Photo Contest Entry, © Scott Bump

2013 Photo Contest Entry, © Cathy Fitzgerald

2012 Photo Contest Entry, © Brian McCarthy

2012 Photo Contest Entry, © Elaine Wall

Take 5: White-Breasted Nuthatch

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Hillary T.

The white-breasted nuthatch may be considered a common winter bird, but it is far from ordinary. While many Massachusetts birds cling and crawl on the trunks of trees, only curious little nuthatches descend trees head-first. Learn more about these species and enjoy these five photographs from the photo contest archive.