The Plains road bridge crossing the reflective Potter’s Brook in Maine.
Bridge over Potter’s brook
Maine
Fishing season is open
An osprey attempts to catch lunch (came up empty) on a dive into Potter’s brook near Upper Pleasant pond in Litchfield, Maine. This was my first visit to the Webber-Rogers Farmstead Conservation Area, a property of the Kennebec Land Trust.
Young osprey over the stream
A young osprey perched on a branch overlooking the Cobbosseecontee stream in Litchfield, Maine today.
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.
john's f-stop 