The far bog has been completely filled with what I call duck weed. The frogs seem to like it but I have seen fewer ducks this year at this spot.
Frog in the duck weed
Author: john gregory
Mallards fly-by
Hosta flower summer
The rural robin
We have had this robin hanging around the yard for the last four days.
Blue bug
In times where there are not enough birds around, I look for other interesting wild life.
Madagascal morning
Another look at the Madagascal stream during our summer visit. The stream runs more than ten miles from the Madagascal Pond near Lincoln south to the Passadumkeag river. Two hundred years ago, farmers fields ran along both sides. The waterway itself was used to float logs from the forest lands to the north to the mills in Old Town and Bangor.
Beaver dam closeup
Heading north on the Madagascal stream toward its source, we encountered several beaver dams. This one was so substantial, we decided it was time to turn around and head back to camp. It is a good example of the work “nature’s engineers” are capable of.
Madagascal muskrat
Along the Madagascal stream in the Maine woods near Grand Falls township, we caught this muskrat about to enter his den.
Reflections on a lily pad
Along the Madagascal stream in the Maine woods on a summer day.
Turtle rock
A turtle was resting on a rock in the middle of the Madagascal stream last weekend when we paddled by. While we see a fair number of them on any typical journey, they rarely stay on their rocks long enough for a reasonably close shot.
john's f-stop 