Mass Audubon – BANANAMASHER

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA (December)

Returning to one of my favorite places to photograph birds, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary along the North Shore. This time, with a bit of snow covering the landscape, and the birds a little more plump. Returning to one of my favorite places to photograph birds, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, Massachusetts, the nearly 2,000-acre

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Posted: December 26, 2025 by Bananamasher

Wachusett Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary – Princeton, MA (June)

Explore 12 miles of trails at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, featuring several meadows, a glacial boulder, old-growth trees, and beaver ponds. Trails link to nearby Wachusett Mountain and the Midstate Trail. Wachusett Meadow, once a working farm, now features stunning landscapes and rich wildlife across its woodlands, wetlands, and meadows. Historic barns and buildings remain

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Posted: July 1, 2025 by Bananamasher

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA (May)

The nearly 2,000-acre landscape features drumlins, eskers, forest, meadows, swamps, and wetlands, offering many habitats attracting shore and song birds. Returning to one of Mass Audubon’s largest sanctuaries along the endangered Ipswich River in Topsfield, Massachusetts, it’s one of my favorite local-ish spots, for what I thought would be a quick mid-day stroll. Enjoying the

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Posted: May 28, 2025 by Bananamasher

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA (April)

Another afternoon spent wandering trails to admire some birds. This time, visiting one of Mass Audubon’s largest sanctuaries along the endangered Ipswich River in Topsfield, Massachusetts. The nearly 2,000-acre landscape features drumlins, eskers, forest, meadows, swamps, and wetlands, offering many habitats attracting shore and song birds. While observing a patch of yellow daffodils, I noticed

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Posted: April 25, 2025 by Bananamasher