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Fall’s spectacular colors continue

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Just crossing please! Moose now in the roads of Maine.....Rangeley. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Just crossing please! Moose are now in the roads of Maine. This one was seen crossing in Rangeley. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Fall Turkey season get's under way. Turkey's-. Wilton area. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Fall turkey season gets under way. Turkeys in the Wilton area. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Hunting Season starts for Gray Squirrels, as-well as Ruffed Grouse, Bbbwhite Quail pheasant,snowshose Hare and Raccoon...Eagles do like something besides Fish....Wilson Lake..(.Jim knox/Wilton)
Hunting season starts for gray squirrels, as-well as ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail, pheasant, snowshoe hare and raccoon. Eagles do like other things besides fish. Taken on Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Clearwater Sunrise in Industry. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
Sunrise on Clearwater Lake in Industry. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
deer at a friend’s house on Mosher Hill in Farmington. (Jim Dwinal/Farmington)
A deer at a friend’s house on Mosher Hill in Farmington. (Jim Dwinal/Farmington)
sandy river farmington falls. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
The Sandy River in Farmington Falls. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
“sulphur” butterfly in field in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
“Sulphur” butterfly in a field in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Red-breasted Nuthatch with White Pine seed in beak, just removed from the cone in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Red-breasted nuthatch with a white pine seed in its beak, just removed from the cone in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
View from town hall in New Sharon. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
The view from the town hall in New Sharon. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
Golden-crowned Kinglet in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Golden-crowned kinglet in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
October moon through the trees. (Kelly Smith/Farmington)
An October moon shines through the trees. (Kelly Smith/Farmington)
Eastern Bluebird in crab apple tree in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Eastern bluebird in a crab apple tree in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Geese over Rangeley Lake. (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
Geese fly over Rangeley Lake. (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
(Jane Knox/Rangeley Lakes)
(Jane Knox/Rangeley Lakes)
Mountains of Rangeley. (Jane Knox/Rangeley Lakes)
The colorful mountains of Rangeley. (Jane Knox/Rangeley Lakes)
Little Loon has been swimming and diving with her (I jumped the gun the second time; her smooth brow indicates female) mother on a perfect fall day. Earlier she was imitating her mother's lesson on getting up out of the water and furiously flapping her wings to begin the process of learning to run on the surface. She needs to be capable of running 7-800 feet in order to take off with solid bones and legs placed far back on her body. Loons are perfectly designed for water living, but struggle when out of it. They come equipped with a special gland to filter out salt which allows them to be ocean dwellers. For anyone who tuned in late to my loon series, juveniles spend their first three years in the ocean while they sexually mature. After that they will return with adult summer plumage to inland lakes and ponds to set up housekeeping with a mate and raise a family. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Little Loon has been swimming and diving with her (I jumped the gun the second time; her smooth brow indicates female) mother on a perfect fall day. Earlier, she was imitating her mother’s lessons on getting up out of the water and furiously flapping her wings to begin the process of learning to run on the surface. She needs to be capable of running 700 to 800 feet in order to take off with solid bones and legs placed far back on her body. Loons are perfectly designed for water living, but struggle when out of it. They come equipped with a special gland to filter out salt which allows them to be ocean dwellers. For anyone who tuned in late to my loon series, juveniles spend their first three years in the ocean while they sexually mature. After that they will return with adult summer plumage to inland lakes and ponds to set up housekeeping with a mate and raise a family. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Mrs. Loon, with early signs of molting around her bill, continues to stay with her offspring teaching her the final lessons of being loon. Eventually she'll be in gray winter plumage for her stay in most likely, Penobscot Bay. Come early spring, she will lose her flying feathers for three weeks while she transitions back to brand new summer plumage and her return to a lake or pond. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Mrs. Loon, with early signs of molting around her bill, continues to stay with her offspring teaching her the final lessons of being loon. Eventually she’ll be in gray winter plumage for her stay in most likely, Penobscot Bay. Come early spring, she will lose her flying feathers for three weeks while she transitions back to brand new summer plumage and her return to a lake or pond. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
I think this answers the age old question, do squirrels laugh? (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
I think this answers the age old question, do squirrels laugh? (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Kimball Pond, New Sharon (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Kimball Pond, New Sharon (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Late afternoon in early fall. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Late afternoon in early fall. (© jane naliboff photo/Chesterville)
Sunset from Quill Hill. (Doug Augelli)
Sunset from Quill Hill. (Doug Augelli/New Portland)
on Salmon Lake in North Belgrade by Lorraine Gilman Tukey of North Belgrade.
On Salmon Lake in North Belgrade. (Lorraine Gilman Tukey/North Belgrade)
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11 Comments

  3. This weeks pictures are awesome and breathtaking to look at and enjoy. I do enjoy them as I do not get out to travel to see all the beauty so do really appreciate all the pictures these wonderfu people most of whom I know do for us to enjoy Thank you

  5. Wow! What a great way to start the morning.I’m taking a ride to all those places.And I will paddle Clearwater.This is the best Feature the Bull Dog has.~~~Russ

  6. Thank you Jane for the update on the loon family. I must now practice calling Little Loon “she”.

  7. Thank you for sharing these spectacular photos. How blessed we are to live in this area!!!
    Charley and Amanda Murray

  9. Thought I was there for the peak week the first of October, but these photos say it’s more vibrant now! So beautiful, memorable.

  11. Thank you all for the wonderful pictures!!! People wonder why we live in Maine……..I just don’t get it!!!!

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