Martha’s Vineyard Wildlife Photos
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The island's wildlife in photographs: ospreys over the ponds, deer at the field edges, whatever crossed our path with a camera in hand.
Plate 01A hawk soars overhead clutching a fresh catch
Plate 02Two young bucks pause at the edge of the evergreens
Plate 03A skunk forages beneath wooden steps behind blooming hydrangeas
Plate 04A cottontail rabbit sits alert in the evening grass
Plate 05Luna Moth and Seeds interpretive signs at Felix Neck
Plate 06Deer tick habitat caution sign posted on a wooden wall
Plate 07Screech Owl interpretive sign along the Felix Neck trail
Plate 08Snakes and Osprey interpretive signs on a wintry trail
Plate 09Wild turkeys gather in a leafy backyard below the deck
Plate 10A sparrow splashes in a backyard bird bath
Plate 11A gray squirrel stands upright on a wooden deck
Plate 12A duck glides across calm gray water
Plate 13Two swans paddle among moored boats in Vineyard Haven Harbor
Plate 14A gray squirrel crouches on a curving bare branch
Plate 15A gray squirrel sips from a bird bath on a railing
Plate 16A flock of wild turkeys forages among fallen leaves
Plate 17A gray squirrel raids a seed feeder in autumn woods
Plate 18A gray squirrel nibbles a snack in the grass
Plate 19A cardinal perched on a garden railing among blooms
Plate 20A mixed flock of songbirds lines a tray feeder
Plate 21A wild turkey hen with a poult by the driveway
Plate 22A seagull glides across a pale blue sky
Plate 23A gray squirrel peers down from a weathered shed roof
Plate 24A seagull perched on a gray shingle roof against blue sky
Plate 25A gray squirrel snacks at a tree-mounted feeder box
Plate 26Close-up of a gray squirrel peeking over a wicker chair
Plate 27Monitored piping plover nesting area sign with rules for visitors
Plate 28An osprey stretches its wings on a nesting platform
Plate 29A snake winds across a sunny stone wall, one of the Vineyard's harmless natives
Plate 30Butterfly on Martha's Vineyard
Plate 31A cottontail rabbit pauses in the clover at the edge of the woods
Plate 32A tiny beetle perches on the crown of a purple coneflower
Plate 33A seagull posted on the dock pilings
Plate 34A pollinator working an aster
Plate 35Bees crowding a sunflower
Plate 36A chickadee on the fence rail
Plate 37A bee up close on late-summer blooms
Plate 38A squirrel raiding the window feeder
Plate 39A praying mantis in the garden
Plate 40No Dogs sign guarding coastal bird nesting habitat, April through August.
Plate 41A praying mantis pauses on a late-summer stem.
Plate 42Shorebirds banking in formation over Oak Bluffs.
Plate 43A tick crossing the sand: the island hazard that fits on a poppy seed.
Plate 44A tufted titmouse at a sundial bird bath, early September.
Plate 45Four ticks on a band of duct tape after a walk in Aquinnah scrub
Plate 46Ring-necked snake under a board: slate gray with a cream collar
Plate 47Young eastern milk snake on a gravel path among oak leaves
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