The following photographs are of just a few of the birds that I have visiting my backyard every year during the winter. I also provided some information about each bird. The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, nonmigratory, North American songbird. They are the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts in the United States […]
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Sugarloaf Mountain & Kingfield on a Perfect Winter’s Day in Maine
It was such a beautiful winter’s day, so we decided to hop into the car and take advantage of what the season has to offer here in Western Maine. Today, we visited three places, the Carrabassett Coffee Company, Sugarloaf Mountain in the Carrabassett Valley and then the Orange Cat Cafe. Here are a few pictures […]
Visiting Camden, Maine During the Holiday Season
A holiday table arrangement. The 16 Bay View Hotel in Camden, Maine on Bay View Street. A view of the Camden Public Library. The entrance to the Camden Public Library. The Children’s Garden Bench outside the entrance to the Camden Public Library. The entrance to the Camden Library Amphitheater. The Camden Public Library Amphitheater. The […]
Autumn Collection & Storing Nasturtium Seeds Over the Winter
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) are annual herbaceous flowering plants, that can be easily grown in flower gardens, planters and hanging baskets. These plants thrive in sunny areas and prefer well-drained soil. The flowers are showy and often grow in intensely bright shades of red, orange and yellow. These flowers as well as the young leaves are edible […]
Backyard Birds During the Early Spring
A male white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). A blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) in the snow. A female yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) in a birch tree (Betula). A black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) on the trunk of a birch tree. A singing white-throated sparrow. A visiting dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). A white-throated sparrow perching in an apple tree […]
Common Yard and Garden Pests
Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) live communally in silken tents designed to keep them warm in cooler weather. The brood side of the tent faces the sun and the caterpillars will add silk as needed. Slugs (Gastropoda) are very damaging pests in gardens and can be found in moist and humid climates, particularly during a […]
Summer Birds
A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) perching on a birch tree (Betula). A summer chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina). A close-up of a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). An eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) during the summer. A female common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). An eastern phoebe fledgling in the grass (Poaceae).
Birds In Maine
A male rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) perching on the branch of a birch tree (Betula). A female ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubrisn) feeding from a bee balm flower (Monarda). The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird belonging to the family, (Corvidae). A white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) perching in an apple tree (Malus). A female […]
An Autumn Hike on Reed Brook Trail in Kingfield, Western Maine
The following photographs are from an autumn hike on Reed Brook Trail up to Reed Falls in Western Maine. Reed Brook Trail is located on Route 27 between Kingfield and Carrabassett. Reed Brook Trail is about 3.8 miles north of the intersection of Route 16 and 27 in downtown Kingfield. There is a small parking […]
An Autumn Hike at the Scenic Center Hill Nature Trail in Mount Blue State Park in Weld, Maine
Mount Blue State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Weld in Franklin County, Maine and is open year-round. The park is just over 8,000 acres and the largest park in the state system. The park includes acreage on the west shore of Webb Lake as well as Mount Blue and […]
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