The entertaining loon of Woodbury pond stretches.
Catching the wind
Maine
Woodbury pond loon 1
Getting back to Maine found us at the edge of Woodbury Pond when this male loon drifted past. He was floating leisurely during a humid and hot mid-afternoon. I caught him through the bushes. If you look carefully about a foot or so in front of his beak, you can make out a dragon fly. This fellow was entertaining and several more images will follow in the coming days.
Cherry tomato harvest is coming
Then, Hummingbird 2 arrived
Introducing hummingbird-2; this bird has started to visit either alone or at the same time as hummingbird-1. When both arrive together, they start to circle in a dog-fight!
Hummingbird 1 drops by
We have attempted to be a more consistent resource for the local hummingbirds that managed to make it to Maine this year. This is hummingbird-1. She? has been visiting almost every day (I assume). On one day I had a chance to observe the feeder off-and-on all day; I recorded a visit about every hour. Then, two days ago she started coming almost every fifteen minutes. Plus, hummingbird-2 showed up!
Beaver at work
Another look at the beaver that entertained us recently while we were crossing upstream from their primary dam.
Beaver incoming!
We were crossing the stream where the beavers have their current set of dams when one of them came steaming toward us.
Spotting a spotted sandpiper
Blackbird on the Madagascal
Along the Madagascal Stream as it winds its way through Grand Falls Township in north, central Maine, the red-wing blackbirds are ubiquitous this time of year.
A lesser yellowleg by the stream
Found this guy poking around on the beaver dam just upstream from a snow-machine bridge last week
john's f-stop 