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A snow bunting came to the right place

snow bunting in the snow

Mary Ellen spotted a snow bunting in the snow at Millennium Park in West Roxbury this morning. For buntings, Massachusetts is where they fly south; as spring approaches, they'll fly back to the northernmost reaches of Canada and Greenland to breed.

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A couple of months ago I was walking in Millennium Park and spotted a woman with a very impressive camera. The lens was like two feet long. Could that have been the very Mary Ellen who provides these beautiful photographs that appear on this site?

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If so, might've been her.

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So asnuggable until wittle burdy goes kookoo and pecks out Magoo’s eyes. Magoo’s response would be like “no wittle cutey burdy don’t peck Magoo’s eyes out.” Magoo.

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That solved my mystery bird sighting from yesterday's walk! They're fun little birds and I can't recall seeing any around my necks of the woods in years past.

Thanks, as always, for highlighting Mary Ellen's excellent photography.

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It might be a small bird, but if Massachusetts is where you go to sit out winter weather, you're inherently pretty hardcore.

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Read the Audubon article on them (click on "snow bunting" in the post): They nest among rocks on the ground up above the Arctic Circle. Even with insulating fluffiness, that takes a lot of body heat, so Mr. Bunting has to not just forage for food, but keep Ms. Bunting fed every 15 minutes while she's nesting.

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Your photographs provide a welcome respite from the noise of the day. Thank you!

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Mary Ellen's photos always improve my state of mind.

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