A large group of mallards were found hanging about on the Kennebec River shoreline in Augusta (Maine) last week.
Mallards on Ice
Maine
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
A summer day at the pond
Cormorant flyby
While walking along the Kennebec river in Augusta, Maine, the other day. This cormorant kept moving ahead of me as I walked.
Loon again
Another look at the lone loon on Woodbury Pond the other day (see previous post). Typically they are seen well out in the middle of the pond whenever we visit. When they do venture closer to shore, typically I have no camera or just a phone. This is the best I can do with the pretty good iPhone Pro Max, hand held.
john's f-stop 