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Summer’s song

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Bad to the bone … or quill. Face to face with a porcupine in the Wilton area. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
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Red Breasted Nuthatch, Farmington area. (Steve Muise/Farmington)
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The inner workings of a plum tree blossom. (©Jane Naliboff)
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“Boy, it’s a long way to shore!” Two Hooded Mergansers on Wilson Lake. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
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A gentle stream combined with leftover leaves from winter created this scene during a visit to New Hampshire this month. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)
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Northern Parula Warbler, Farmington area. (Steve Muise/Farmington)
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A field of dandelions is a thing of beauty, but one or two are not welcome. (©Jane Naliboff)
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Two Wood Ducks catching a little sun in the Wilton area. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
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Some of the hundreds of tulips in full bloom at Robin’s Flower Pot in Farmington. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)
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Chestnut-sided Warbler in the Wilton area (Thomas Oliver/Wilton)
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Potentially an Oregon Junco outside the glass in the Jay area. (Dave Gould/Jay)
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Black-throated Green Warbler (Thomas Oliver/Wilton)
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Squirrel dug a just right hole in the freshly mulched garden, climbed in and spun around like a washer agitator to get clean. (©Jane Naliboff)
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Stage two of squirrel’s bath included scrubbing behind his ears. (©Jane Naliboff)
4. Listening carefully. A wise Mrs. Cardinal
Mrs. Cardinal is listening very carefully. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
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A Hooded Merganser that just got a treat on Wilson Lake. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
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Dandelions, blue sky, and puffy clouds create nice spring farm scene along Route 156 in Chesterville. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)
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A busy bee gathering pollen from a wild strawberry blossom. (©Jane Naliboff)
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Common Yellowthroat (Thomas Oliver/Wilton)
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Dandelion and friend. (©Jane Naliboff)
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American Redstart (Thomas Oliver/Wilton)
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Another recent arrival at the Belgrade Lakes, an Osprey. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)
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Lilacs are opening at last. (©Jane Naliboff)
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The tiniest of flowers, much smaller than a bluet, in the grass had a passenger invisible to the naked eye. (©Jane Naliboff)
Singing his heart out
I heard a lovely familiar bird call and rushed and found that a Baltimore Oriole had returned to my tallest tree. Hope he will attract a mate and stay. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)

 

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Canada Warbler (Thomas Oliver/Wilton)
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17 Comments

  1. All of these wildlife pictures are absofreakinlutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing. <3 <3

  2. Dave Gould – I think the unusual visitor at your window feeder is an “Eastern Towhee”. An excellent bird for this area. Lucky you! The bird is not only beautiful, but has a lovely song too.

  3. These are great but a big shout out to Jim Knox and the Wood Duck photo. Stunning! Thank You all foranother great selection of photos!

  4. Tom, How do you find all these different fantastic Warblers? Love the markings on the Canada Warbler!

  5. Jane K,
    I walk in the woods almost every day and I’ve learned most of the warbler songs over many years. This time of year there are many warblers around. I don’t see the rarer warblers very often and some I have never been lucky enough to photograph but I can usually get pictures of the more common species every spring. Thanks for the welcome back last week and the complements of my photos.

  6. As usual, an outstanding array of beauty; but this time I think everyone outdid themselves!!

  7. spectacular photos….So glad to see Thomas Oliver back…. very special photographer .

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