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Frances Hill Wildlife Sanctuary – Blue Trail – January 1, 2020 by Roy Perry
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Vernal Pool Critters
Photo of probable hybrid/jefferson blue spotted salamander was taken on March 18, 2021 near a vernal pool in Westford by Diane Duane. To learn more about salamanders, wood frogs, peepers and other critters in vernal pools, check out this info from Littleton Conservation Dept. If you want more info on vernal pools in general, there…
Azure Bluet damselfly
Azure Bluet damselfly on fern Photo by Ron Gemma
Coyote
This picture was taken in the morning on October 31st by Jeff Morse at a small nearby pond at the corner of Vose road and Old Lowell Rd in Westford To learn more about Coyotes in MA, check out Mass Audubon at https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/coyotes
Virginia Virgin’s-bower
Virgin’s-bower (Clematis virginiana) growing at Grey Fox Conservation land, photo taken on 9/24/22, near the banks of Stony Brook in Westford. According to Native Plant Trust’s Go Botany, this beautiful native is the most common clematis in New England. The Cherokee made an infusion of virgin’s-bower with milkweed (Asclepias) to treat backache, as well as…
Vernal Pool Critters
Local vernal pool activity on March 16, 2026 during one of our warmer rainy spring nights. Check out more info from Mass Audubon on these special critters and vernal pools at https://www.massaudubon.org/…/reptiles…/vernal-pools Photos by Bill & Diane Duane
Flying Squirrels
These two characters managed to bypass the defenses I have successfully setup to discourage the most creative squirrels. Here are a couple of the smallest squirrels, the nocturnal flying squirrels. Per Mass Audubon, northern and southern flying squirrels inhabit Massachusetts, but they only emerge at night. They average about 10 to 15 inches long and…
