Grasshopper, up close and personal. ( Kelly Dilello/New Sharon)A wood duck feeds at the head of Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)A semipalmated plover at Pine Point in Scarborough. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)A willet (a type of sandpiper) at Pine Point in Scarborough. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Magnolia warbler in fall plumage in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)It’s been a good summer for grasshoppers. ( Kelly Dilello/New Sharon)a double-crested cormorant at the head of Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)Sunset at Hieght of Land on Monday. (Don Waterhouse/New Sharon)This little bird, a spotted sandpiper, feeds at the edge of Crowell Pond. In a few days he will be taking a long trip, maybe to Florida, maybe to Central or South America. (Elizabeth (Stu) Mehlin/New Sharon)Summer ending on North Pond. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)Morning sunrise through the trees. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)Sunset on Manana Island, Hermit’s Hut, Monhegan. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)Fall gathering before the exodus and long flight south. (Jane Knox/Rangeley)A bald eagle takes flight from a large pine tree in Farmington Falls. (Jim Knox/Wilton)Once airborne a bald eagle’s wing span can reach as much as 7 feet or more. (Jim Knox/Wilton)Shorter days mean less light: A deer in a late afternoon walk near the wood’s edge in Rangeley. (Jim Knox/Wilton)A monarch is still with us, taken on this past Friday in Farmington. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Beautiful picture’s as always. I miss seeing Kelly Smith’s tho.
Very nice picture’s. The eagles appear to be seen a lot more these days.
Thanks to all for the beautiful pictures, love the sunsets..
You photographers never cease to amaze me!
Awesome close-ups!
Thank you again for more amazing pictures.
Thank you for sharing, I especially love the menagerie of birds gathering together!
I’d love to take a walk down that Birch lane! Beautiful. Tom, you find the most amazing, different creatures…thanks. I never knew Grasshoppers had those many dots in their eyes. Learn new things here all the time.
Beautiful picture’s as always. I miss seeing Kelly Smith’s tho.
Very nice picture’s. The eagles appear to be seen a lot more these days.
Thanks to all for the beautiful pictures, love the sunsets..
You photographers never cease to amaze me!
Awesome close-ups!
Thank you again for more amazing pictures.
Thank you for sharing, I especially love the menagerie of birds gathering together!
I’d love to take a walk down that Birch lane! Beautiful. Tom, you find the most amazing, different creatures…thanks. I never knew Grasshoppers had those many dots in their eyes. Learn new things here all the time.