Hunt’s Photo Walk: The Crows of Lawrence
Conditions: mostly sunny, winds W at 8MPH, 50F; sunset time 4:35PM Hunt's Photo Walk: Crows of Lawrence Hunt’s Photo Walks are hands-on workshops that immerse students in different aspects of photography, both technically and aesthetically. There is no better way to learn photography than through a hands-on experience, and these walks provide participants with that opportunity. Their very experienced [...]
Crow Patrol: heavy overcast and light mist
Conditions: heavy overcast skies with light mist, 53°, very late winds, visibility 6 miles; sunset time 5:41PM Out on solo Crow Patrol this afternoon underway just before sunset. First stop was near the Ferris Park, along the Spicket Rver, where many crows were gathering on rooftops, utility wires, utility poles nearby trees car tops and mulling around on the [...]
Crow Patrol at sunrise again!
Conditions: heavy overcast skies with mist, winds from N at 10MPH, temp 47F, sunrise time 7:14AM. Up and out early for another pre-dawn Crow Patrol tour. Arrived Duck Bridge just before 6AM, and was welcomed by a loud chorus of Crow calls while driving to north end of bridge and back into New Balance parking lot. The Crows were [...]
Crow Patrol: liftoff before sunrise!
Conditions: sunrise at 7:10AM; partly sunny skies, calm wind conditions, 48F Out on solo Crow Patrol at dawn about an hour prior to sunrise. Upon arriving in general area around the overnight roost, drove north on the duck Bridge, with both windows down and listened to loud raucous calls of the Crows. They were located in trees on both [...]
Mill240 Rooftop views!!
Conditions: mostly sunny, wind from W at 15MPH, gusts 25MPH, 63F Had a nice tour of the new Mill240 building on north side of Merrimack River, opposite the New Balance building. Stafford and his team offered a warm welcome, and a thoughtful tour. The cover photo shows the views looking SE over the river from the spectacular roof deck. [...]
Crows staging behind Riverwalk!
This blog post and photos by Craig Gibson, 2019 Crow Patrol, Lawrence, MA Out on solo Crow Patrol tonight starting at 5:20, under heavy overcast skies, winds from the E at 9MPH and temp at 56F; sunrise time tonight 5:59 PM Made a number of initial stops at nearby scouting locations and then, from the Duck Bridge, over the [...]
Crow roost numbers growing!
This blog post and photos by Craig Gibson, 2019 Crow Patrol, Lawrence, MA Clear skies, setting sun, calm wind conditions, temp 56F; sunset time 6:02PM! Out on solo Crow Patrol, about 25 minutes before sunset, on a beautiful fall night in Lawrence; after visiting a few checkpoints, the Crows were seen streaming in much later than normal due to [...]
Hunt’s Photo Walk: Lawrence Crow Roost!
This blog post and photos by Craig Gibson, 2019 Crow Patrol, Lawrence, MA In response to the amazing and unique avian spectacle with the wintering Crows in Lawrence, MA, Hunt's Photo in Melrose, MA is hosting a photo walk to attract photographers to experience the winter crow roost phenomenon first hand. Hunt’s Photo Walks are hands-on workshops that immerse [...]
Crow Patrol: swarms at sunset!
This blog post and photos by Craig Gibson, 2019 Crow Patrol, Lawrence, MA Out on Crow Patrol under mostly cloudy with breaks, wind from the East at 3MPH, and temp at 61F. Sunset time at 6:13PM Amazing night out on solo Crow Patrol! Started out finding both American And Fish Crows along North Canal Street from Ferrous Site westward [...]
Crows: barrel roll flight action!
Clears skies, bright sun, wind NE 3MPH, 68F; Sunset at 6:37PM Started out on solo Crow Patrol on north side of Merrimack River with a number of small groupings of Crow seen along Island St. Headed over to the back side of 280 Merrimack St. to observe staging Crows behind 280 Merrimack St. construction zone. Crows observed on edge [...]