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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 · 13h

Thanks Erin! 😊

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 15h

Nice! I liked Ellis Creek much better too. I have many pics of the swans and their little ones 🤩

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 15h

My buddy Robbie the red squirrel racing along the rock wall! He's a little blurry as I didn't have my SQIF (squirrels in flight) settings on 😂😍

Norfolk, Massachusetts (10/11/25)

#RockinTuesday #AnimalArtTuesday #EastCoastKin #sqrlpix #AmericanRedSquirrel #wildlifephotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon

An American Red Squirrel with red fur on most of his body and white fur on the front, plus a white eye ring. The squirrel was running along a stone wall made of large gray stones with green lichen, and green grasses and plants and a large brown tree in the background. Seen at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 15h

For today's bird with a long neck, here's a pretty Mute Swan with her neck curved and wings held up so I could take her glamour shot! (Petaluma, California) 🤩🦢📷

#birds #swans #BirdOfTheDay #longnecks #AnimalArtTuesday #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Olympus #EllisCreek #NorCal

A white Mute Swan with an orange beak and black mask, with her long neck curved and her wings held up behind her. She was in the pale blue waters of a pond with some green marsh grasses round her. Seen at Ellis Creek Wetlands in Petaluma, California.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Alan!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

Rainy and dreary here today, so I thought it would be nice to post some cheery pink Dahlias in a garden along the harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Aug. 2025) 💕🤩

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPink #ColorADay #PinkMon #EastCoastKin #flowers #Dahlias #photography #OM-1 #Massachusetts

Large, round light pink and magenta Dahlias in a garden along the harbor. There's a black pipe metal fence, two red, white and blue American flags, gray water and skies, and green trees in the background. Seen in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

For today's bird, I chose a wet female Eastern Bluebird with raindrops on her wings and the tree where she was perched in Acton, Massachusetts 💙🐦💧

#birds #bluebirds #EasternBluebird #birdphotography #Olympus #BirdOfTheDay #droplets #EastCoastKin #Massachusetts @alan678.bsky.social

A wet female Eastern Bluebird with blue, brown and reddish brown feathers perched in a brown tree with green lichen and some raindrops and dark red buds. Seen in Acton, Massachusetts during a winter rainstorm.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Michael!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

So glad to share it! I thought it would be nice to post a bird that others might not be familiar with. I loved seeing these cuties when I lived in Northern California!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much! It was one of those eye catching scenes that made me stop 😍

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful shot Dave! 🤩

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

While I was walking around the pond yesterday, I saw that the white house at the sanctuary was framed by pretty fall leaves, so had to capture the scene! 😍🍁🍂

Norfolk, Massachusetts (10/11/25)

#Autumn #leaves #reflections #StunDay #EastCoastKin #MassAudubon #photography #OM-1 #landscape

A white house on the opposite side of the pond is reflected in the water and framed by fall leaves in shades of red, brown and green, with gray storm clouds in the distant sky. Seen on a late afternoon walk at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much Alan! I think "cracking" might be the equivalent of "wicked good" here in Massachusetts, and I appreciate it! 😁

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous! 🧡

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Rob!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

Love this Gerrit! 🤩

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

Wow! Another beautiful shot!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

Love the photo and the backstory Dave!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Alan! 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 3d

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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