Trusting hare visited my yard for two months. (Pat Blanchard/Chesterville)Handsome hare brought a friend to visit. Nothing was ever nibbled in my garden. (Pat Blanchard/Chesterville)Deer at Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Unknown insect on flower at upper end of Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Juvenile male ruby-throated hummingbird near my feeder in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Common ringlet butterfly on milkweed seed pod in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Sunrise this week at Porter Lake in Strong and New Vineyard. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)Porter Lake in Strong/New Vineyard. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)This male merganser is looking sharp. How does he keep his hairdo so stiff? (Jane Knox/Rangeley)Oh my, what a candescent worm this catbird has just caught in the rain but manages to give her catbird song to keep me confused. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)This curious cardinal peeps in my window to entice me out to bring out some food! (Jane Knox/Rangeley)It’s that time of year for the sunflowers to climb up above some house roof tops. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)Lettuce after the rain and just before harvest. Within a few minutes it was salad and it was gone. Even after a lifetime of heat and drought it was delicious. Its name was Buttercrunch. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)Sunrise, Parker Pond. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)A female loon on Parker Pond. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)Teddy Bear came around again looking for a handout. Finding nothing, he casually got a good scratch before waddling off. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)A young kingbird drying off after bathing in Parker Pond. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)A female loon running laps on Kimball Pond. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)Nightscape with a meteor over Egypt Pond for those of you who didn’t have a chance to see one. Below, a brush fire burns. (Jane Naliboff/Chesterville)
Very special photos and I enjoyed all ofthem they were awesome. Thankyou for another week of great pictures
Was that bear in Chesterville and if so where? We just want to make sure our animals are safe. Yes they are exceptional pictures as always!
Thank you for the very tranquil sunrises.
Tom, nice detail on “unidentified” insect.
Jane N, have you figured out the size of Teddy?
Simply breath-taking.
RE: ” Unknown insect”
I found the following on the below blog:
“This is another mostly black day-active moth, the yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis. It’s similar to the skeletonizer, but has a yellowish-orange collar. Scape moths look less flimsy and more beetlelike, too – they may be mimics of fireflies, which are distasteful and shunned by many predators.”
Looked up “yellow-collared scape moth”, and seems right to me.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the curious cardinal actually a purple finch?
I too think the bird identified as a cardinal is a purple finch.
Jane’s Merganser? That’s a Spiked Mohawk! Feather Gel!
Beautiful pictures; but I too, have to disagree with the cardinal photo. Looks like a purple finch to me also. Fabulous pictures as always!! So appreciative of them when they are posted, I can only dream of catching such beauty because I don’t have as good a lens.
It isn’t the camera or the lens, but the patience and skill of the photographer.
Amanda, you are not wrong. It is a Finch. Misspoke. Thanks for the correction.
Thank you bird watcher. While a powerful lens, if one has one, helps, for the one good one seems I have hundreds I botched!
Enjoyed each of them! Very special. Thanks
Beautiful pictures, as always, but the one of Egypt pond is stunning, Thank you everyone!!
Once again Jane Naliboff you have blown me away with your amazing photos. It takes great patience, steady hands, and the ability to see art all around you. Thank you, especially for Teddy Bear!! Do you every do black/white photos?
@Allison Haines
I believe that the bear is in Chesterville. I know that there has been a bear hanging around on our land (on the Dutch Gap Road) and it’s also been seen on Zions Hill.
ILZE, thanks for the helpful ID.
Thank you so much George and all DB readers who take the time to leave comments.To answer your question, I shoot in black and white when the subject warrants it. Thanks again, jknaliboff@gmail.com.
Tom, and all other contributors:
One of the reasons I love the Sunday pictures, other than the sheer beauty of the subjects, and quality of photography is that they provide me with the opportunity to continue sharpening my ID skills. No matter how much time I spend outdoors in a week, I never see the quantity, nor the variety of nature that the dailybulldog brings into my home each week. A thousand thank-yous to all!
Beautiful shots. Really like the sunrises Jane and Jim .
Incredible! !
Beautiful! Every week!
Thank you! All
thanks….
Thanks for the bear info, we can be aware of it being around.
Wow! Love them all. Beautiful. But the bear picture is beyond awesome. Thank you for sharing!
Exceptional photos this week.
Very special photos and I enjoyed all ofthem they were awesome. Thankyou for another week of great pictures
Was that bear in Chesterville and if so where? We just want to make sure our animals are safe. Yes they are exceptional pictures as always!
Thank you for the very tranquil sunrises.
Tom, nice detail on “unidentified” insect.
Jane N, have you figured out the size of Teddy?
Simply breath-taking.
RE: ” Unknown insect”
I found the following on the below blog:
“This is another mostly black day-active moth, the yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis. It’s similar to the skeletonizer, but has a yellowish-orange collar. Scape moths look less flimsy and more beetlelike, too – they may be mimics of fireflies, which are distasteful and shunned by many predators.”
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2012/06/trio-of-moths-all-in-black.html
Looked up “yellow-collared scape moth”, and seems right to me.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the curious cardinal actually a purple finch?
I too think the bird identified as a cardinal is a purple finch.
Jane’s Merganser? That’s a Spiked Mohawk! Feather Gel!
Beautiful pictures; but I too, have to disagree with the cardinal photo. Looks like a purple finch to me also. Fabulous pictures as always!! So appreciative of them when they are posted, I can only dream of catching such beauty because I don’t have as good a lens.
It isn’t the camera or the lens, but the patience and skill of the photographer.
Amanda, you are not wrong. It is a Finch. Misspoke. Thanks for the correction.
Thank you bird watcher. While a powerful lens, if one has one, helps, for the one good one seems I have hundreds I botched!
Enjoyed each of them! Very special. Thanks
Beautiful pictures, as always, but the one of Egypt pond is stunning, Thank you everyone!!
Once again Jane Naliboff you have blown me away with your amazing photos. It takes great patience, steady hands, and the ability to see art all around you. Thank you, especially for Teddy Bear!! Do you every do black/white photos?
@Allison Haines
I believe that the bear is in Chesterville. I know that there has been a bear hanging around on our land (on the Dutch Gap Road) and it’s also been seen on Zions Hill.
ILZE, thanks for the helpful ID.
Thank you so much George and all DB readers who take the time to leave comments.To answer your question, I shoot in black and white when the subject warrants it. Thanks again, jknaliboff@gmail.com.
Tom, and all other contributors:
One of the reasons I love the Sunday pictures, other than the sheer beauty of the subjects, and quality of photography is that they provide me with the opportunity to continue sharpening my ID skills. No matter how much time I spend outdoors in a week, I never see the quantity, nor the variety of nature that the dailybulldog brings into my home each week. A thousand thank-yous to all!
Beautiful shots. Really like the sunrises Jane and Jim .
Incredible! !
Beautiful! Every week!
Thank you! All
thanks….
Thanks for the bear info, we can be aware of it being around.
Wow! Love them all. Beautiful. But the bear picture is beyond awesome. Thank you for sharing!