Arnold Arboretum

Pink carpet

June 1, 2013BostonAF-S VR Nikkor 70-300mm, Arnold Arboretum, bush, fern, flowers, garden, green, leaves, Nikon D5000, park, petals, pink, rhododendron, spring, trees, twigs

Who needs a red carpet if one can walk on pink petals?

Blackbird

May 27, 2013BostonAF-S VR Nikkor 70-300mm, Agelaius phoeniceus, Arnold Arboretum, bird, black, grass, green, marsh grass, nature, Nikon D5000, ornithology, red, Red-winged Blackbird, spring

An adult male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).