Among the usual suspects (mallards, gulls, ospreys, eagles, sturgeon, and cormorants) typically found near downtown Augusta along the Kennebec river was this hooded merganser.
Merganser on the Kennebec
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Gull along the Kennebec
During an afternoon walk along the Kennebec River in mid-Maine last week. Four or five of these possible immature gulls flew around looking for treats.
Springtime on the Kennebec
On the first day of alleged Spring along the Kennebec River at Augusta (Maine). The good news is there is significant open water in the river as compared to the local ponds and lakes. This means this is where we will find many of the birds who made it through the winter or are moving in for the summer. Stay tuned!
Mallards on Ice
A large group of mallards were found hanging about on the Kennebec River shoreline in Augusta (Maine) last week.
A winter in discontent
We have managed to make it through the strange winter of 2022-2023 so far. The range of temperatures have been wide and varied, but not too different then last year or so. As such, it still gets to be disconcerting for a day reaching 56F and then a couple days later it is 13F at noon. The more surprising attribute has been the lack of snowfall. That is, not a big difference in the amount of precipitation but in the basic liquidity, as it were. The amount of rain and almost-snow has been most noteworthy. In the middle of February, we seem to be in the middle of what Mainers call, “Mud Season.”
Cardinal in the trees
A cardinal sits in a tree near the bird feeder near the coast of Maine
An autumn shadow
Greenery on mud pond
On mud pond in the Woodbury bird sanctuary last week, the lily pad congregation enjoyed an early fall day.
Fall comes to the beaver bog
As we walked the trail around the beaver bog (now a good sized pond due to the beaver’s comprehensive damming operations), we noted the beginning of this year’s color change and leaf dropping. While the pond has been a bit lower most of the summer, it is now full and there is little evidence of drought.
Autumn approaches
john's f-stop 