A female mallard checks out the rest of her crowd before venturing into the water in an inlet on Woodbury Pond.
Duck on a log
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Approaching the dam
From earlier this fall during our canoe ride up the Madagascal stream near Burlington, Maine. The beavers selected this wide spot to construct their largest dam. There are several narrower sections within a mile or so. It remains a mystery to us why this spot was selected.
Defending the trading post
The re-created stockade fence protecting the buildings of the Cushnoc Trading Post at Fort Western in Augusta, Maine.
Lunch on the Kennebec
A typical late fall site on the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine. The gulls congregate here where the tidal affects from the Gulf Of Maine terminate and water levels are more stable.
Through the fall
The pace of life proceeds in the back woods. Despite an unusually dry summer, the no-name pond managed to retain water levels that were not unusual.
A kid in the back woods
During a recent autumn afternoon, a young deer wandered through the back woods.
Heron on the marsh
On a quiet day along Fishers Island sound last month, a heron contemplates the day.
Ice pond meeting
During our recent visit to the Ice Pond, a number of different birds were lounging around the middle of the pond. Of note were several juvenile night herons among the more usual egrets and mallards.
Heron on Poggy Bay
From the edge of Poggy Bay, a great blue heron paused before flying away.
Noank autumn sunset
The Noank, Connecticut, shoreline near dusk in late October.
