Welcome to my wildlife and bird photography collection from Hale Reservation in Westwood, Massachusetts—my local patch and constant source of inspiration. Here, oak and pine forests meet hidden ponds and meadows alive with movement, offering a stage for everything from bluebirds and herons to foxes and dragonflies. By returning to the same trails and quiet overlooks throughout the seasons, I’ve come to know this landscape’s rhythms and surprises, and my camera helps me share those fleeting encounters. These photographs are both a record of place and a celebration of the wild lives that make Hale their home.
Ordered by family and species.
Eastern Coyote
Red Fox
North American River Otters
North American Beaver
Eastern Racer
Gartersnake
Painted Turtle
Spicebush Swallowtail
Canada Goose
Woodduck (male)
Wood Duck (male)
Wood Duck (female)
Mallard (male)
Mallard (female)
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser (male)
Hooded Merganser (female)
Common Merganser
Common Merganser (male)
Common Merganser (female)
Red-breasted Merganser
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
American Bittern
American Bittern
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle (immature)
Broad-winged Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker (male)
Pileated Woodpecker (female)
Pileated woodpecker (male)
Pileated Woodpecker (male)
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker (male)
Northern Flicker (female)
Northern Flicker (male)
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch (male)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (male)
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Veery
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
Purple Finch
Redpoll (male)
Purple Finch (female)
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch (male)
American Goldfinch (immature)
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savanah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole (male)
Red-winged Blackbird (male)
Red-winged Blackbird (female)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart (Male)
American Redstart (Female)
Northern Parula
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler (male)
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (female)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler (male)
Palm Warbler
Pine warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prarie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager (male)
Scarlet Tanager (male)
Scarlet Tanager (female)
Northern Cardinal (female)
Rose-breasted Grossbeak (male)
Rose-breasted Grossbeak
Indigo Bunting