The latest project by our local beaver team includes dimension lumber as well as the usual complement of trunks, branches, leaves, and mud.
Beaver dam near the beaver bog
Images
A Springtime beaver
We have recently found several beaver dams in the backwoods. While we are hoping to get some pictures of the new inhabitants, we have gone back to the archives and found some interesting images from the past (here is an April 2017 snapshot from the far bog).
Beginning colors
The leaves are starting to turn; a full color autumn has been forecast. The longevity and persistence of reds is how I grade the quality of a northern New England foliage season.
Backyard woodpecker
During the last few days, a number of different birds have been prowling around the property. Here is a downy woodpecker that spent several minutes investigating tree branches in the backyard today.
Fall on the deck
An elegant egret overhead
The great egret with a long neck curled into the “sink trap” shape during flight. The feet just hanging back.
Fall harvest on the old dogwood tree
Hummingbird up close
In southeast Connecticut, the hummingbirds are still busy at the feeder. Up in Maine, we have not seen them in at least a week. The annual migration may have begun.
Egret on a tree
Above the Ice pond during a Saturday afternoon.
Drying of the wings
A cormorant dries its wings after a rainy morning along the Connecticut coast. This is a typical behavior of the species; they do spend much time cruising on and below the ocean surface but other birds that spend a lot of time in the water do not seem to dry out the same way.
john's f-stop 