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A couple of weeks ago our friend from Aruba – birding guide and acclaimed photographer Michiel Oversteegen (see them at https://www.birdwatchingaruba.com ) – sent a photo that told an amazing story. It is a photo taken in early October of a group of...
As the Maine landscape turns from shades of green to brilliant oranges and reds and porches are adorned with pumpkins, skeletal; creatures, and witches in black hats, it’s the time for the fall gatherings of crows. In our neighborhood over the past...
One of the unusual geological features that make Maine special are the long, stony finger-like peninsulas that extend outward into the cool waters of the Gulf of Maine. From the tips of these points—places with names like Land’s End, Cape Newagen,...
How often have you watched a little warbler flitting in the backyard shrubbery and wondered where that bird had come from—and where it might be going next? Or have you noticed the sudden appearance of gulls or ducks in the bay or at your favorite...
There is something captivating about the common nighthawk, a bird whose wings seem to cut the air like small swords as it flies silently overhead. A bird seen only just before dark and in flight, its daytime whereabouts rarely known. Here in Maine,...