During an early afternoon walk in Mill Park, Augusta, Maine. This osprey was perched above the Kennebec river when it spied another osprey going after a fish.
Osprey over the Kennebec
Maine
Makin’ honey
Hummingbird landing
Hummingbird at the feeder
We have had a long hummingbird season this year. When advised that they were appearing in Maine toward the end of April, I managed to deploy a feeder. I anticipated few visitors since we barely had green foliage around the yard and no natural flowers to speak of. We got swamped with activity. It has been that way all year. I have two feeders and have to fill them every three or four days now.
Summertime shadows
Alternative energies
The Beaver bog
The latest view of the Beaver bog.
The beaver dam, another view
The latest beaver dam has now re-created the pond that existed about twenty-five years ago when the beavers first flooded the area now known as the beaver bog. You can see the new pond at the top of this image. The water that has leaked through the dam, seen in the lower part of the image, makes the image you see in the previous post.
At the beaver dam
One less fish in the Kennebec river
During my walk along the Augusta Greenway on Friday last, I was surprised by a pair of eagles appearing overhead (see my previous post). Not long after that event, while sitting down on a stone block by the Kennebec Arsenal property, a lone osprey cruised north over the Kennebec river at about 40 feet. Suddenly, right in front of me, the bird dove straight down and Bam! It pulled out a fish and then, while I scrambled again to get my telephoto lens unlocked, auto focus engaged, camera turned ON!, it rose up off the water right toward me and then leveled off, heading to the right as if to show me the goods. What am I, an Inland Fish and Wildlife warden now? The overhanging trees are blocking some the view here, but thank the gods for all my Nikon and Tamron technology!
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