← All galleries 47 plates · photographed on Martha’s Vineyard
Ospreys over the ponds, deer at the edges of the fields, and whatever else crossed our path when we had a camera with us.
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Plate 01 An osprey flies overhead with a fish in its talons -
Plate 02 Two young bucks pause at the edge of the evergreens -
Plate 03 A skunk forages beneath wooden steps behind blooming hydrangeas -
Plate 04 A cottontail rabbit sits alert in the grass in dim light -
Plate 05 Luna Moth and Seeds interpretive signs at Felix Neck -
Plate 06 Deer tick habitat caution sign posted on a wooden wall -
Plate 07 Screech Owl interpretive sign along the Felix Neck trail -
Plate 08 Snakes and Osprey interpretive signs on a wintry trail -
Plate 09 Wild turkeys gather in a leafy backyard below the deck -
Plate 10 A sparrow splashes in a backyard bird bath -
Plate 11 A gray squirrel stands upright on a wooden deck -
Plate 12 A duck glides across calm gray water -
Plate 13 Two swans paddle among moored boats in Vineyard Haven Harbor -
Plate 14 A gray squirrel crouches on a curving bare branch -
Plate 15 A gray squirrel sips from a bird bath on a railing -
Plate 16 A flock of wild turkeys forages among fallen leaves -
Plate 17 A gray squirrel raids a seed feeder in autumn woods -
Plate 18 A gray squirrel nibbles a snack in the grass -
Plate 19 A cardinal perched on a garden railing among blooms -
Plate 20 A mixed flock of finches lines the edge of a tray bird bath -
Plate 21 A wild turkey hen with a poult by the driveway -
Plate 22 A seagull glides across a pale blue sky -
Plate 23 A gray squirrel peers over the top of a weathered wooden fence -
Plate 24 A seagull perched on a gray shingle roof against blue sky -
Plate 25 A gray squirrel snacks at a tree-mounted feeder box -
Plate 26 Close-up of a gray squirrel peeking over a wicker chair -
Plate 27 Monitored piping plover nesting area sign with rules for visitors -
Plate 28 An osprey stretches its wings on a nesting platform -
Plate 29 A snake winds across a sunny stone wall, one of the Vineyard's harmless natives -
Plate 30 A red admiral butterfly rests on glossy leaves beside an orange-red flower -
Plate 31 A cottontail rabbit pauses in the grass at the edge of the woods -
Plate 32 A tiny beetle perches on the crown of a purple coneflower -
Plate 33 A seagull on a concrete dock wall beside a piling, harbor houses blurred behind -
Plate 34 A pollinator working an aster -
Plate 35 Bees crowding a sunflower -
Plate 36 A black-capped chickadee on the edge of a tray bird bath -
Plate 37 A big black-and-yellow bee up close on pale pink and white blossoms -
Plate 38 A squirrel raiding the window feeder -
Plate 39 A praying mantis in the garden -
Plate 40 No Dogs sign guarding coastal bird nesting habitat, April through August. -
Plate 41 A praying mantis pauses on a twig among small white blossoms -
Plate 42 A flock of seabirds skims low over the water off Oak Bluffs under a pale sky -
Plate 43 A tick crossing coarse sand beside a gray pebble -
Plate 44 A tufted titmouse on the rim of a sundial bird bath -
Plate 45 Ticks caught on a taped plastic boot cover after a walk -
Plate 46 Ring-necked snake under a board: slate gray with a cream collar -
Plate 47 Young eastern milk snake on a gravel path among oak leaves