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Summer photos have Gone Fishin’

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The Great Blue Heron finally gets his big fish in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
The Great Blue Heron finally gets his big fish in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A brown creeper from Tamworth, N.H. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A brown creeper from Tamworth, N.H. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Common Loon stretching wings on Saddleback Lake in Dallas Plantation. (Nick Leadley/Rangeley)
Common Loon stretching wings on Saddleback Lake in Dallas Plantation. (Nick Leadley/Rangeley)
A juvenile bluebird in Wilton (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A juvenile bluebird in Wilton (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A hummingbird's delight ... a Butterfly Bush. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A hummingbird’s delight … a Butterfly Bush. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A Red-breasted Nuthatch (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A Red-breasted Nuthatch (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Staghorn Sumac gall In the spring one male and one female Staghorn Sumac Aphid find each other and mate. Then the female lays one egg under a leaf of Staghorn Sumac.The sumac leaf forms a sack around the egg. During the summer inside the sack this one egg multiplies into many, many, many aphids, a colony. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
Staghorn Sumac gall. In the spring one male and one female Staghorn Sumac Aphid find each other and mate. Then the female lays one egg under a leaf of Staghorn Sumac. The sumac leaf forms a sack around the egg. During the summer inside the sack this one egg multiplies into many, many, many aphids, a colony. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
 Inside the Staghorn Sumac gall. Here is the aphid colony as it is this week. There are eggs and fresh-hatched aphids. In fall this colony will leave the sack and the individuals will spend winter in a mossy place. In spring one male and one female find each other and mate.....This has been going on for millions of years. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
Inside the Staghorn Sumac gall. Here is the aphid colony as it is this week. There are eggs and fresh-hatched aphids. In fall this colony will leave the sack and the individuals will spend winter in a mossy place. In spring one male and one female find each other and mate … This has been going on for millions of years. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
Rocks, houses and gulls blend on Monhegan Island, a place of enchantment for Mainers and Out-of-States alike. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Rocks, houses and gulls blend on Monhegan Island, a place of enchantment for Mainers and Out-of-States alike. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Sunset over Monhegan. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Sunset over Monhegan. (Peg Jackson)
A Monarch butterfly. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A Monarch butterfly. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
(Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Hollyhocks give a spray of color. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
A Northern Cardinal. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A Northern Cardinal. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
It's family photo time, in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
It’s family photo time, in Wilton. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Our August sun reflected in giant sunflowers. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Our August sun reflected in giant sunflowers. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
 A child's fairy house deep in the forest. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
A child’s fairy house deep in the forest. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Apples apples apples everywhere in wooded apple trees planted by some one long ago. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
Apples apples apples everywhere in wooded apple trees planted by some one long ago. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
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8 Comments

  1. Beautifulpictures again this week Thank you so much forall of them and somelearningexperience also

  2. I especially love the Longhorns, they are scarce to see around here. I love to sit and watch the cows in pastures just grazing. Great assortment of pictures , love them all!

  3. The child’s fairy house is so interesting! Love the Hollyhocks and just learned what that pink/purple bush is called. Never knew. The ocean scenes and Great Heron with his fish; as well as the apple trees. My fav’s this week but I like them all.

  4. In the first picture it looks like the heron’s mouth is open too wide to keep a grip on the fish. What am I missing? Why doesn’t the fish fall out?

  5. Jim Knox, would love to know what shutter-speed you were using on that fabulous hummingbird shot. Cardinal photo is wonderful as well…many thanks to you and the rest of the faithful gallery artists who share the world through your lenses every week!

  6. Once again, awesome pictures. Love the Hollyhocks and Longhorns! Thank you for sharing!

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