The black ducks of Woodbury Pond visit the little inlet near our house when the wind comes from the south or west. They are sensitive to visitors usually and peaking through the trees sometimes works.
Ducks at the equinox
Images
The last hummingbird
We have not seen a hummingbird around our feeder during the last week or so. The temperatures have drifted toward freezing at night and the local drought has diminished the size of wild flowers, probably decreasing the quantity of available nectar. I think the Maine flocks have out-migrated. The bird shown was seen at the far bog more than a week ago.
Getting ready for the fall
While visiting the Webber-Rogers conservation land, we found a variety of birds foraging among the reeds along Potters Brook. This species is a warbler? Sparrow?
Goldfinch getting ready for fall
On our recent patrol to the far bog we saw a number of birds we haven’t seen most of the summer. The goldfinches were prominent.
Cormorant on Pleasant Pond
Scruffy woodpecker on an old tree
The noise of a modestly sized wood pecker caught my attention while walking along the far bog several weeks ago. It wasn’t easy to locate the bird and, when I did, I only got a quick glimpse on a dead tree top. With the benefit of post-capture processing, I was able to identify it as ….. not sure? A scruffy downy woodpecker is all I can assume so far.
Beaver on Potters Brook
On a late afternoon bird photo mission, I managed to catch a solitary beaver investigating the edge of the marsh along Potters Brook.
Turkies on the field
On a mid-afternoon walk in the backwoods, as we passed an out-of-production hayfield, a whole family-plus-neighbors waddled slowly away from us.
Goldfinches at the far bog
During a mid-day trip along the far-bog several weeks ago, the goldfinches were busy having a meeting. I am not sure this constitutes sufficient distancing.
Birches on No-name Pond
john's f-stop 