Lawrence Connolly🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
@lawrenceconnolly.bsky.social
Barred owl (Strix varia)
Just showed up as an odd shape within the woods as I drove by.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 600mm f4 D
#birds 🪶 🦉
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Just showed up as an odd shape within the woods as I drove by.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 600mm f4 D
#birds 🪶 🦉
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Barred owl (Strix varia)
Just showed up as an odd shape within the woods as I drove by.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 600mm f4 D
#birds 🪶 🦉
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Just showed up as an odd shape within the woods as I drove by.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 600mm f4 D
#birds 🪶 🦉
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Great horned owl(Bubo virginianus)
Lucky spot of this owl in the rain, as I followed up an eBird report without a specific location in this hotspot. (275 acre cemetery est, 1848)
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f4 G
Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Lucky spot of this owl in the rain, as I followed up an eBird report without a specific location in this hotspot. (275 acre cemetery est, 1848)
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f4 G
Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Great horned owl(Bubo virginianus)
Lucky spot of this owl in the rain, as I followed up an eBird report without a specific location in this hotspot. (275 acre cemetery est, 1848)
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f4 G
Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Lucky spot of this owl in the rain, as I followed up an eBird report without a specific location in this hotspot. (275 acre cemetery est, 1848)
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f4 G
Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
“Under blue moon, I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine” 🎶🎶
1/4 sec
ISO 4000
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine” 🎶🎶
1/4 sec
ISO 4000
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“Under blue moon, I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine” 🎶🎶
1/4 sec
ISO 4000
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine” 🎶🎶
1/4 sec
ISO 4000
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Orion Nebula M42
From our local park here in West Roxbury
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Processed and stacked in SIRIL
Edited in Lightroom and Topaz
🔭 #astronomy
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
From our local park here in West Roxbury
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Processed and stacked in SIRIL
Edited in Lightroom and Topaz
🔭 #astronomy
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Orion Nebula M42
From our local park here in West Roxbury
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Processed and stacked in SIRIL
Edited in Lightroom and Topaz
🔭 #astronomy
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
From our local park here in West Roxbury
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Processed and stacked in SIRIL
Edited in Lightroom and Topaz
🔭 #astronomy
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Comet Lemmon C/2025 A6
f/2.0
30 sec
ISO 200
💫☄️ #astronomy #comet
Nikon d850, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Millennium Park
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
f/2.0
30 sec
ISO 200
💫☄️ #astronomy #comet
Nikon d850, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Millennium Park
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Comet Lemmon C/2025 A6
f/2.0
30 sec
ISO 200
💫☄️ #astronomy #comet
Nikon d850, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Millennium Park
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
f/2.0
30 sec
ISO 200
💫☄️ #astronomy #comet
Nikon d850, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Millennium Park
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Back for another look at this injured GHOW that was last seen at Millennium Park. Looks healthy, but I see one porcupine quill still stuck in its breast.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
Back for another look at this injured GHOW that was last seen at Millennium Park. Looks healthy, but I see one porcupine quill still stuck in its breast.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Back for another look at this injured GHOW that was last seen at Millennium Park. Looks healthy, but I see one porcupine quill still stuck in its breast.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
Back for another look at this injured GHOW that was last seen at Millennium Park. Looks healthy, but I see one porcupine quill still stuck in its breast.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
I spotted this owl while out walking Tango. There have been a couple reports of an injured GHOW that was last seen from Millennium Park. This bird is close by, but appeared not to be injured.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
I spotted this owl while out walking Tango. There have been a couple reports of an injured GHOW that was last seen from Millennium Park. This bird is close by, but appeared not to be injured.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
I spotted this owl while out walking Tango. There have been a couple reports of an injured GHOW that was last seen from Millennium Park. This bird is close by, but appeared not to be injured.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
I spotted this owl while out walking Tango. There have been a couple reports of an injured GHOW that was last seen from Millennium Park. This bird is close by, but appeared not to be injured.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA 🐕🦺🦉#birds 🪶
Formerly 🇺🇸
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Returned at sunset for some night shots. Close ups are cropped, I’m behind a fence on a public sidewalk.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Returned at sunset for some night shots. Close ups are cropped, I’m behind a fence on a public sidewalk.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Returned at sunset for some night shots. Close ups are cropped, I’m behind a fence on a public sidewalk.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Returned at sunset for some night shots. Close ups are cropped, I’m behind a fence on a public sidewalk.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8
Nikon d850, Rokinon 135mm f/2
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Spotted walking the dog this morning.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
f/6.3
1/1000 sec
ISO 2500
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Spotted walking the dog this morning.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
f/6.3
1/1000 sec
ISO 2500
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Spotted walking the dog this morning.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
f/6.3
1/1000 sec
ISO 2500
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Spotted walking the dog this morning.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉🐕🦺
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
f/6.3
1/1000 sec
ISO 2500
Suffolk County, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
I was there
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I was there
No Kings Boston Common 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🚫👑
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No Kings Boston Common 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🚫👑
Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
A rare visitor to Massachusetts, only the 2nd time this species has been reported in the state.
Great fun and a lifer for me.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Marshfield, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
A rare visitor to Massachusetts, only the 2nd time this species has been reported in the state.
Great fun and a lifer for me.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Marshfield, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
A rare visitor to Massachusetts, only the 2nd time this species has been reported in the state.
Great fun and a lifer for me.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Marshfield, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
A rare visitor to Massachusetts, only the 2nd time this species has been reported in the state.
Great fun and a lifer for me.
Nikon d850, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Marshfield, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Following up on this bird now with some Fall foliage.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/15 sec
ISO 2800
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Following up on this bird now with some Fall foliage.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/15 sec
ISO 2800
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Following up on this bird now with some Fall foliage.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/15 sec
ISO 2800
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Following up on this bird now with some Fall foliage.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/15 sec
ISO 2800
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Pretty late when this owl showed up in near darkness.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/3 sec
ISO 1600
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Pretty late when this owl showed up in near darkness.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/3 sec
ISO 1600
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
October 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
Pretty late when this owl showed up in near darkness.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/3 sec
ISO 1600
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Pretty late when this owl showed up in near darkness.
Images edited in Lightroom. #birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III, FTZ, NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D II
f/4
1/3 sec
ISO 1600
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Great horned owl(Bubo virginianus)
Had already packed up my camera and tripod when this bird flew in. Quick setup in the failing light to capture this image.
#birds 🪶
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Had already packed up my camera and tripod when this bird flew in. Quick setup in the failing light to capture this image.
#birds 🪶
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
September 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Great horned owl(Bubo virginianus)
Had already packed up my camera and tripod when this bird flew in. Quick setup in the failing light to capture this image.
#birds 🪶
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Had already packed up my camera and tripod when this bird flew in. Quick setup in the failing light to capture this image.
#birds 🪶
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 500mm f/4
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio)
Despite the warm day, the evening cooled off quickly here.
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III/ NIKKOR 500mm f/4 G
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Despite the warm day, the evening cooled off quickly here.
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III/ NIKKOR 500mm f/4 G
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
September 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio)
Despite the warm day, the evening cooled off quickly here.
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III/ NIKKOR 500mm f/4 G
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Despite the warm day, the evening cooled off quickly here.
#birds 🪶🦉
Nikon Z6 III/ NIKKOR 500mm f/4 G
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Day 3 searching for this beauty, tip by a jogger got me in the right area.
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
Cold Spring Park
Newton, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Day 3 searching for this beauty, tip by a jogger got me in the right area.
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
Cold Spring Park
Newton, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Day 3 searching for this beauty, tip by a jogger got me in the right area.
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
Cold Spring Park
Newton, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Day 3 searching for this beauty, tip by a jogger got me in the right area.
Nikon Z6 III, Sigma 150-600mm
Cold Spring Park
Newton, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica)
I had great timing today as the birds flew in just before I arrived. At Black Creek estuary into Quincy harbor. A lifer for me, kudos to Boston Bird Alert
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Caddy Park
Quincy, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
I had great timing today as the birds flew in just before I arrived. At Black Creek estuary into Quincy harbor. A lifer for me, kudos to Boston Bird Alert
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Caddy Park
Quincy, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
September 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica)
I had great timing today as the birds flew in just before I arrived. At Black Creek estuary into Quincy harbor. A lifer for me, kudos to Boston Bird Alert
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Caddy Park
Quincy, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
I had great timing today as the birds flew in just before I arrived. At Black Creek estuary into Quincy harbor. A lifer for me, kudos to Boston Bird Alert
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Caddy Park
Quincy, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Barred owl (Strix varia)
Listening to a call that has echoed across North America for 11 thousand years.
Images are cropped, I maintained an ethical distance from the owl at all times.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Listening to a call that has echoed across North America for 11 thousand years.
Images are cropped, I maintained an ethical distance from the owl at all times.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
September 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Barred owl (Strix varia)
Listening to a call that has echoed across North America for 11 thousand years.
Images are cropped, I maintained an ethical distance from the owl at all times.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
Listening to a call that has echoed across North America for 11 thousand years.
Images are cropped, I maintained an ethical distance from the owl at all times.
Nikon Z6 III, NIKKOR 300mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
🪶#birds
North America River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Early morning visit to the marsh searching for a bittern and found these 2 🦦🦦, as far far as I can tell 1 of the only locations they’ve ever been spotted within Suffolk County. INaturalist
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Early morning visit to the marsh searching for a bittern and found these 2 🦦🦦, as far far as I can tell 1 of the only locations they’ve ever been spotted within Suffolk County. INaturalist
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
August 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
North America River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Early morning visit to the marsh searching for a bittern and found these 2 🦦🦦, as far far as I can tell 1 of the only locations they’ve ever been spotted within Suffolk County. INaturalist
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
Early morning visit to the marsh searching for a bittern and found these 2 🦦🦦, as far far as I can tell 1 of the only locations they’ve ever been spotted within Suffolk County. INaturalist
Nikon d850, Sigma 150-600mm
Boston, MA
Formerly 🇺🇸
