Thomaston Harbor view

Thomaston, Maine

Got our ducks in a row

Woodbury Pond, Litchfield, Maine: some people have SEAL teams. This is our DUCK team.

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Woodbury pond loon 2

What is he doing now? The loon we ran into on July 2 began dancing and a bit later, started calling out in those weird and eerie loon calls.

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Catching the wind

The entertaining loon of Woodbury pond stretches.

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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.

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Cherry tomato harvest is coming

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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!

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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!