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Jan Casavant

@jancasavant.bsky.social

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I love going on nature walks and taking photos of birds, animals, flowers, and scenery. Music lover. Big Boston sports fan! Living back in my home state of Massachusetts after spending many years in California. No DMs All photos taken by me 📷😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 21m

For today's bird in the 'Family Paridae of Birds' I went into my archives for this cute #Chestnut-backedChickadee looking at me in Healdsburg, California (July 2022) 🤎😍

#birds #chickadees #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #Olympus #California #NorCal @robcrank68.bsky.social

A small Chestnut-backed Chickadee with feathers in light, dark, and chestnut shades of brown with white near the eye area and a dark brown cap and throat. The bird was looking at me while perched on a brown branch with green leaves, against a blurred background with a brown tree and green leaves. Seen at Riverfront Regional Park in Healdsburg, California.

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 44m

Gorgeous! 🧡

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 46m

A Mute Swan preening out on the pond against a background of evergreens and orange leaves on trees and foliage along the shoreline 🦢🧡

Norfolk, Massachusetts (10/11/25)

#birds #swans #SwanDay #ColorADay #OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #photography #OM-1 #Autumn #reflections #MassAudubon

A white Mute Swan preening out on the murky green waters in the pond with reflections of the swan and evergreen trees and orange leaves on other trees and foliage along the shore. Seen in the late afternoon at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks Rob!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Love this Gerrit! 🤩

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Nice shot of the Kingfisher Monica! Love all of the colors of the bird and the background in this photo! 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Erin! There were many webs that morning after a cool, damp evening, but luckily I didn't walk into any 😉

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! Another beautiful shot!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Love the photo and the backstory Dave!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

No worries Alan, it went through and I saw your repost! 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Alan! 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Intricate gossamer webs woven by spiders across the foliage and lit up by the glow of the early morning sunlight 🕸️🕷️🔆

Norfolk, Massachusetts (Sept. 2025)

#BlueSkyArtShow #glow #insects #spiders #webs #spooky #31DaysOfHalloween #EastCoastKin #Massachusetts

White, gossamer spider webs hanging on partially dried up brown and red leaves and branches out in the marsh, with more red and green foliage in the background. Seen by the pond at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

A pretty Cedar Waxwing with a beak stuffed with the wings and body of a dragonfly it had caught and was gulping down for breakfast 😮😋

Norfolk, Massachusetts (June 2025)

#birds #CedarWaxwing #BirdOfTheDay #Beakful #birdphotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon #Massachusetts @alan678.bsky.social

A Cedar Waxwing with a warm brown and yellow body, brownish-gray wings and tail with a yellow tip, a black mask around its eyes and a crest on its head. It was eating an orange dragonfly it had just caught and was sitting on a reddish-brown branch surrounded by green leaves lit up by the early morning sunlight. Seen in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

You have the best photos Cory! Love this one 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Rob!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

I have to agree! This is my favorite baby swallow pic! 😍

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much Alan! 😊

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous! I love all of the photos!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

For today's bird, I have to re-post a favorite photo of an adorable baby Barn Swallow perched on the bridge 😍

Norfolk, Massachusetts (July 2025)

#birds #swallows #BarnSwallow #BirdOfTheDay #juveniles #chicks #Scape #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social

A baby Barn Swallow with a buff-colored front, rust, brown, and dark blue colors around its neck and on its wings and head, and small white fluffy feathers on its legs. It's perched on a silver bridge rail with green and brown blurred foliage in the background. Seen at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts during the summer of 2025.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

The non-denominational Martha-Mary Chapel was built in 1940 by boys from the Wayside Inn Boys’ School operated by Henry Ford on the Wayside Inn property. Wood came from trees felled by the hurricane of 1938. It was built as a tribute to Henry Ford's mother and mother-in-law.

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

The pretty Martha-Mary Chapel set against colorful trees and clear blue skies, with an old stone wall in front 💙🍂 1/2

Wayside Inn Historic District, Sudbury, Massachusetts (10/6/25)

#Scape #EastCoastKin #SensoryArt #shadow #landscape #autumn #photography #OM-1 #landmarks #Massachusetts

A pretty, non-denominational chapel in white with a tall spire, with a green lawn and brown stone wall in front, and a row of green, red and orange trees in the back, with clear blue skies above.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

That's funny! 😂

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Such a lovely capture! 🤩

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Ha ha ha! Great shot by an angry bird! 😠

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely! Great shot of the flicker Marga! 😊

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