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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 · 7h

Love this Gerrit! 🤩

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 7h

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 · 8h

Wow! Another beautiful shot!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 8h

Love the photo and the backstory Dave!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 9h

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

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks Alan! 😊

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 9h

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 · 23h

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 · 1d

Gorgeous! I love all of the photos!

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

This guy is happy to help celebrate the great series win by the #TorontoBlueJays over the evil empire! Sorry not sorry that the #NYYankees lost! 😜⚾💙

#birds #corvids #jays #BlueJays #OhCanada #RedSoxNation #ThursJay #birdphotography #Olympus #Massachusetts #MassAudubon

A beautiful male Blue Jay with blue and white body feathers, blue and black striped tail and wing feathers and some white tipped feathers on its wings. The face is white with a blue and black head and a black beak. The bird was standing among dead brown leaves on the ground in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Rob!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 2d

Yes--it's such a pretty place to visit! I got some great pics of the chapel and foliage that I'm saving to post soon. 😊