The hole patterns on this trunk do not suggest the work of a pileated woodpecker or a sapsucker; it is just a great spot for any sort of woodpecker’s lunch … The last of the series.
Maine
Woodpecker tree 3
This tree was a pileated woodpecker favorite.
Woodpecker tree 2
This may have been someone’s front door.
Woodpecker tree 1
Beginning a set of images with the work of [probably] pileated woodpeckers; a species that only reveals themselves to me when I don’t have my camera with me.
An upper bog view
A view of the upper bog, a part of the area converted from forest to bog by a group of beavers twenty years ago. This area is drying out quickly after a modest rainy season this spring.
Birch trees make a busy scene
Small bird in the big forest
Nesting material
A small vireo (maybe?) grabs discarded hair from our malamute husky.
South shore of the no name pond
Springtime proceeds slowly along the shore of the no name pond.
Mallard by the creek
A pair of Mallard ducks have decided to live by the beaver bog creek; we have seen the two of them several times this week. Mrs. Mallard can be hard to spot among the brown underbrush.
john's f-stop 
