Nature’s Jewel: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

June 13, 2011

Winged Jewel With wings spun of silver and hearts of gold, These tiny creatures our hearts behold. With angelic features and colors so bright, Make even the heaviest heart seem light. The magical way they flit through the sky, They appear, then vanish in the blink of an eye. They’re sending a message for us [...]

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Photo of the Day: Northern Flicker

June 9, 2011

Northern (Yellow Shafted) Flicker – Colaptes auratus I am not going to woo you with a photo of a bird with sharp, sparkling eyes. Nor will I pique your interest with a photo that presents a bird with a beak full of insects. As a matter of fact, you can’t see the eyes or beak on this [...]

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Birding on the Run

June 7, 2011

Birding on the run. I’m sure you’ve done it. All to frequently we find precious little time for engaging in the activities we like, such as birding. But not all is lost. By being prepared and making better use of what little time that we do have, birding can be added into our every day activities.

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Osprey Catching Alewife

May 31, 2011

The Alewife run at Damariscotta Mills, Maine is an annual event that I look forward to every year. Like a child anticipating Christmas day, I get restless and giddy waiting for the peak inland run from the ocean to their fresh water spawning grounds in Damariscotta Lake. Peak run this year was delayed by cool rainy weather, but [...]

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Photo of the Day: Hummingbird Portrait

May 27, 2011

This male Ruby-throated Hummingbird was defending “his” nectar feeder and chased away any bird that dared to approach it, including Chickadees and Goldfinches. This particular Hummingbird has a favorite perch above the feeder, which made it somewhat easy to photograph. I’ve never attempted a half body portrait on such a small bird before. It took a [...]

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Baltimore Oriole

May 24, 2011

Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula The Baltimore Oriole, with its flute-like song, is a bird we eagerly anticipate every Spring. We place orange halves and grape jelly feeders throughout the yard hoping to attract these beautiful birds. The Baltimore Oriole was late arriving in our part of Maine this year. Cold, wet weather with unfavorable [...]

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Friday Feathers: Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 20, 2011

Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus Our first Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the year visited our bird feeders this morning. This beautiful female navigated in the dense fog and found a buffet of bird seed in our backyard. We usually see a few male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks stop by to visit our feeders in the Spring and [...]

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