A young osprey perched on a branch overlooking the Cobbosseecontee stream in Litchfield, Maine today.
Young osprey over the stream
maine woods
Black and white, and a little blue
Along a theme of “anything that flies,” here is another .
Patriotic dragonfly
Goldfinch at the bog
A ruby meadowhawk on the rocks?
We had an earlier post with this same specie, identified as a ruby meadowhawk dragonfly. Again, while waiting for a hummingbird, my iPhone caught this guy on a garden border rock. We have plenty of dragon flies not afraid of the cameras.
Another big dragon fly
This is about two inches or more; interesting light blue dotted tail. Chased it around the yard with my iPhone while waiting for a hummingbird to show up at my feeder
Black ducks napping
At least they were napping until I crept up behind them. Contrary to prior outcomes, they did not panic and fly immediately away.
Summer loons
As mentioned in an earlier post, we have encountered a pair of loons down at pondside frequently this year. The mother and her kid float around, diving periodically, and this is about as close as I can get without a super zoom lens. One day there was two adults and I presume it was the father joining this pair.
Muskrat branch
Another typical visitor along the pond’s edge is this muskrat (I think); not the greatest of poses but you go with what you got.
Loon on patrol
We encounter a pair of loons almost every time we wander down to the pond edge this year. If this is the usual suspect, it is a mother loon and her kid is hanging around nearby. They typically stay 20 yards or more from the shore.
john's f-stop 