Photo Essay: Nature in North Shore Massachusetts

Matthew Wieckowski

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Boxford, MA

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Boxford, MA

Can you find the bird? Do you know what it is?

Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) and Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Parker River Refuge, MA

Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) at Parker River, MA

235 yr old stone wall, Wild Meadow Farm, Boxford, MA

Dragonfly (Anisoptera) on Japanese spiraea

Drone Footage: Newly Fallen Snow in East Boxford, MA, January 2025

Matthew is a freshman at Masconomet Regional High School. He is an avid reader, has an interest in all things WWII, and knows every make/model of John Deere tractors. He can be found in his spare time with a camera taking photos of any subject that catches his eye or flying his drone making scenic videos. Matthew loves to play hockey, ride bikes, kayak and is learning how to fly a Cessna 210 with his father.