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It was July, I was in Sicily and I was up and out early so I could capture a photo of sunrise over the Ionian Sea. The birds in the foreground are flamingos.

Speaking of Nature: 2022: The year in review

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteDecember 29, 2022

Puffed up against the cold, this male cardinal is a classic winter bird.

Speaking of Nature: A winter classic: the northern cardinal

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteDecember 20, 2022

Fifteen-year-old Ollie Perrault stands center court alongside Governor-Elect Maura Healey at the TD Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Easthampton youth was recognized for her climate change activism and received the Celtics “Heroes Among Us” award.

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Young Easthampton climate activist scores royal audience at Celtics game

by Emily Thurlow Staff WriterDecember 7, 2022

The jay on the left has turned to watch the effects of its arrival. One bird has taken flight and the bird on the right has kicked up a spray of seeds as it attempts to escape. This photo captures the joy that jays take in thier mischievous attacks on one another.

Speaking of Nature: 22,000 photos: An unexpected milestone

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteDecember 6, 2022

This is the bonus shot! This bird is posed in such a way that you can see the beautiful blue feathers on its wings.

Speaking of Nature: My Sicilian nemesis: The magpie

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteNovember 29, 2022

A yellow-rumped warbler. These birds are among the last of the Neotropical migrants to leave our area in the fall.

Earth Matters: Long journey home: Migrant birds and coffee

by Tom Litwin For the GazetteNovember 25, 2022

Growing only 5 to 6 inches tall, the sporophyte of the princess pine produces yellow haploid spores on a special "cone" at the top of the plant. Imagine how many of these plants you would need to make fireworks.

Speaking of Nature: Remnants of the past: The princess pine

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteNovember 22, 2022

The dead vegetation in the background of this photo draws out the sumptuous browns in the plumage of this adult female dark-eyed junco. Is this photo more "authentic" than a photo of the same bird sitting at one of my feeders?

Speaking of Nature: Examining the rules of nature photography

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteNovember 15, 2022

The Amethyst Brook in Amherst is surrounded by permanently conserved forests, which helps protect drinking water quality for nearby communities as well as for the town itself.

Earth Matters: Forests to faucets: Protecting drinking water for everyone

by Bridget Likely And Kari Blood For the GazetteNovember 11, 2022

Speaking of Nature: The effects of this summer’s drought on the winter ahead

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteNovember 8, 2022