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Ice on the pond means it’s time to leave

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Beautiful sunrise in Belgrade makes 28 degrees feel much warmer. (Donovan Buck/Belgrade)
Beautiful sunrise in Belgrade makes 28 degrees feel much warmer. (Donovan Buck/Belgrade)
Bluejay dropping in. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Bluejay dropping in. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Flying Pond's loon chick, seen here coming up from a dive, has plenty of open water for diving and flying practice. She's well prepared to protect herself with a full grown, razor sharp bill. I haven't seen Little Loon in several weeks, although his duck friends continue to grow in numbers and ought to be leaving soon. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Flying Pond’s loon chick, seen here coming up from a dive, has plenty of open water for diving and flying practice. She’s well prepared to protect herself with a full grown, razor sharp bill. I haven’t seen Little Loon in several weeks, although his duck friends continue to grow in numbers and ought to be leaving soon. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Squirrel Nutkin (thank you Beatrix Potter) looks ready to welcome guests into his tidy house. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Squirrel Nutkin (thank you, Beatrix Potter) looks ready to welcome guests into his tidy house. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Flock of turkeys on apasture off Titcomb Hill Road in Farmington. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
A rafter of turkeys at a pasture off Titcomb Hill Road in Farmington. (Scott Landry/Farmington)
November was most definitely in attendance at Vienna's millstream with a little bit of everything: ice, snow, bare trees a blaze with the setting sun, and a pale, milky light. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
November is most definitely in attendance at Vienna’s millstream with a little bit of everything: ice, snow, bare trees ablaze with the setting sun, and a pale, milky light. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
The Fox and Mouse game; It's hide and seek time, but sometimes the wait is forever!!....Wilton...(Jim Knox/Wilton)
The Fox and Mouse Game: It’s hide-and-seek time, but sometimes the wait is forever! (Jim Knox/Wilton)
(Donovan Buck/Belgrade)
Quiet pasture in winter white. (Donovan Buck/Belgrade)
Fluffing up as the first signs of winter sift down through the branches! (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
Fluffing up as the first signs of winter sift down through the branches! (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
Early morning fresh snow without tracks or trails only snow ridges from field grasses so recently covered. (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
Early morning fresh snow without tracks or trails only snow ridges from field grasses so recently covered. (Jane Knox/Belgrade Lakes)
Getting the last of the sun's warmth for the day, Flying Pond's female loon chick gave me a sideways glance before diving once again. Ice has been forming on the pond, which means her departure is imminent. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Getting the last of the sun’s warmth for the day, Flying Pond’s female loon chick gave me a sideways glance before diving once again. Ice has been forming on the pond, which means her departure is imminent. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
This a better picture of Mt Blue from New Sharon townhall than the one I took last year at the same time of year. It is the time of year to get registration for the car and tags for the dogs. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
This a better picture of Mt. Blue from the New Sharon Town Hall than the one I took last year at the same time of year. It is that time of year to get registration for the car and tags for the dogs. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
Kimball Pond partially iced last week. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Kimball Pond partially iced last week. (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
A crowd gathers on Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A crowd gathers on Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
New snow; A good time to hunt....Barred Owl...Wilton...Jim Knox
New snow means it’s a good time to hunt. A barred owl in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
This bird has been visiting our suet feeder for over a week. It eats under the suet feeder but never at the seed feeders. Interesting dappled “cape” on its back. I can’t find it in our bird book. Any ideas? (Liz Cody/Salem Twp.)
This bird has been visiting our suet feeder for over a week. It eats under the suet feeder but never at the seed feeders. Interesting dappled “cape” on its back. I can’t find it in our bird book. Any ideas? (Liz Cody/Salem Twp.)
This bird has been visiting our suet feeder for over a week. It eats under the suet feeder but never at the seed feeders. Interesting dappled “cape” on its back. I can’t find it in our bird book. Any ideas? (Liz Cody/Salem Twp.)
Here’s another view of the bird at our suet feeder. Do you know what kind of bird this is? (Liz Cody/Salem Twp.)
Sunset, over Flying Pond in Vienna, comes much too early these days (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
Sunset, over Flying Pond in Vienna, comes much too early these days (© jane naliboff/Chesterville)
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13 Comments

  3. The bird at the suet is a Baltimore oriole, a subspecies of the Northern Oriole. Yummy picture of a rare find!

  5. Thank you very much for the compliment Jane! Proud to be a part of such a beautiful and diverse collection of excellent photos!

  6. Huh!
    I can’t sort out how to distinguish between an immature Baltimore Oriole and the non-breeding female of the same species. Can someone help, please? Thanks!

  7. The pictures this week are just awesome and special as always. Thank you to all who sent them in.

  8. Thanks to Jay and Elizabeth for the lead. I found a picture at http://www.allaboutbirds.org, searching the Baltimore Oriole identification page (Field Marks photo #9). It is the female but looks to be an immature one. I’ll put out a half orange for her tomorrow!

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