Jason Major

Rhode Island #bird and #nature #photography by Jason Major (@JPMajor). I hunt with a Nikon dSLR only! Insta at

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

Captured this pic of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak today. I think it may have been giving me the finger. 🖕

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

@Lightroom Green is nice 🌱 https://t.co/z8vAEqy1F9

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

The Sun today. Quite hazy through the smoke drifting across the US northeast from wildfires in Canada, but still bright enough to capture several active sunspot areas through a white-light filter (with a high enough ISO!)

[Salter Grove @SalterGroveRI]

On June 1st, 2023, 4th- and 5th-graders from St. Peter School in Warwick enjoyed "an enlightening outdoor experience" at Salter Grove exploring the trails and nature stations! Read more: https://t.co/iul63ETCyN

@WarwickPost @EGWarwickNews @RIFoundation @RhodeIslandDEM @RhodyBeat

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

@foragerstrong @RogueChieftan If the need is still there I'd be on board. Let me know @RogueChieftan (email jpmajor "at" me "dot" com)

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

Also got an interesting pose from a Spotted Sandpiper...

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

Here's a nice shot of a couple of American Oystercatchers who've been frequenting the rocky islands off @SalterGroveRI in Warwick. (To get this angle required a kayak.) #birdphotography #birdwatching

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

@mkwfreeman @bcsrus It’s to break out through frozen ground in the spring first.

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

@mkwfreeman @bcsrus Very. They are one of the only plants that make their own heat!

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

There it is down on the island at the center. Love these guys.

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

I've been hearing them for a bit but today I got my first visual confirmation that the American Oystercatchers have come back to @SalterGroveRI—hopefully to nest!

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

Not the most exotic but a White-breasted Nuthatch and Eastern Phoebe were certainly my most photogenic birds to capture today...

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

The spirit of community cleanup is very much alive at @SalterGroveRI in Warwick!

cc @SaveTheBayRI @NBC10 @wpri12 @RIFoundation @RhodeIslandDEM

[Salter Grove @SalterGroveRI]

Volunteers Help Salter Grove Look its Best for Spring  https://t.co/vViQMytOvg

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

In 2018 one was right in Providence!

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

With 70º temps in RI today—in the middle of February!—it's no wonder I haven't been seeing any snowy owls...

[Tony Petrarca WPRI @tony_tpetrarca]

A very rare 70 degree temperature in Providence right now…breaking old record of 60 set back in 1910

[Laura Colantonio @LColantonio_]

We should all be paying attention to this important work @RIAudubon is doing

https://t.co/d9ucjEVkbn

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

Happy Valentine's Day specifically to these two bald eagles that flew over my house this morning 🦅💘

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

I haven't seen any Snowy Owls this year yet so here's one from three years ago that flew over my head

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

"Despite the numbers of binoculars, bags of bird seed, bird feeders, bird books, and birding trips sold, birds continue to decline. Unless we can get a handle on the reasons...and work towards stopping them, we will lose our birds."

[RIAudubon @RIAudubon]

Introducing the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's first comprehensive report offering a full accounting of the current status and conservation actions for birds found on Audubon Wildlife Refuges. https://t.co/SLwa41ppjs

[Jason Major @RIBirdHunter]

If any of you are RI @PBS watchers I'll be in a story about winter bird photography airing Sunday night at 7:30 pm. 📸🦆 It'll feature a walk along the Pawtuxet River Trail and even show some on-scene photography of visiting migratory species like this Green-Winged Teal 👇