 Pine Siskin |
 Red Squirrel |
 Animals wake up and raid the birdfeeders, |
 ...birds have regular visiting hours... |
 ...checking out the scene for danger. |
 Oops! These 3 are 1D images....Heron looks skyward looking for eagle above. (Nature, birds) |
 A big marsh can be a small place when.... (nature, birds) |
 ....two large birds cross paths. (nature, heron) |
 Greater Yellow Legs |
 ....a little guy in a big place! |
 Coiled for a Strike! |
 It's LUPINE time! |
 They are just beginning to bud, so... |
 ...we'll get to enjoy them for a few... |
 ....more.... |
 ....weeks! |
 Osprey taking turn at the nest. |
 This fox stops by our yard almost everyday now for bread scraps and other goodies left out for the birds. |
gallery: Cookie Monster Story
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 Edward and I meet at the river to try to capture heron. |
 We see this one and sneak up gradually until... |
 ...he's had his fill of us and crouches to fly. |
 Walking back to the cars, this guy stands almost beyond 'reach.' |
 Black & White Ferns |
 Wilson's Warbler???? |
 Or Female Finch??? Can't tell! |
 Peek-A-Boo |
 Seagull raids someone's picnic... |
 ....grabs a sandwich and... |
 ...then has to escape the crowd wanting a bite! |
 These gals are frequent visitors to our... |
 ....yard feeders. There is lots of seed for them in winter. |
 Getting this close to a moose isn't safe, unless it hangs on the wall at L.L. Bean! |
 Red Squirrel |
 ....success! It's a black-throated blue Warbler and.... |
 ...a black masked warbler, but ... |
 ....when you can't see the little ones, these BIG ones are easy to 'shoot'.... |
 Sometimes they are VERY hard to see...like this American Bittern is. |
 But Edward's yard is even more colorful!! Female Oriole ... |
 ...is beautiful and she reflects the colors of... |
 But the male takes the cake! |
 And a scarlet tananger outshines ... |
 ...them all! |
 Oranges taste mighty good! |
 Still....he's mighty pretty!! |
 But that doesn't stop the chickadees from nestbuilding! |
 Or squirrels from scoping out the feeders. |
 But warblers are coming through to add a bit of color along with... |
 ...more warblers at... |
 ....Evergreen Cemetery in Portland. |
 Critters hang in the sun on a cool day. (dragonfly, insects) |
 Fall comes to Maine and the last day of summer finds us in the woods and... |
 ...down by the river where the muscles grow! |
 All the animals are munching getting ready for winter!! |
 Sept. 27, find this lovely spider in our planter hoping for a feast.. |
 Butterflies prepare for the long migration as they feed... |
 ...on weed and flower. (butterflies) |
 On a beautiful Monday... |
 ...I head out to see what I can find to photograph. |
 Never expecting to find this young fellow... |
 willing to pose for over an hour as I happily.. |
 ...shoot away with the luxury of .... |
 ...mallards to decorate... |
 ...the background!! |
 What a lovely find!! |
 Makes for a wonderful Monday!! |
 This bird just kept posing! |
 Rhodendron is in bloom! Lovely! |
 Ladybug Lovers |
 Fisherman |
 Is this what they call a 'hawk eye?' |
 Such lovely birds!! |