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Lubec, Maine March 31, 2011 (remember that to see this image full screen, all you have to do is click on the image)  

I took all of these shots yesterday after clouds had moved in. I find that a slightly overcast day is best for shooting flowers. The blue ...

       Amelanchier canadensis The Service Berries are in bloom. The diaphanous shrubs almost look like puffs of smoke across the marshe...

Crows make lousy neighbors. They throw wild parties in the middle of the day and make ungodly rackets. They harass everyone else in the ...

Look at the sexy claws on this guy!  These are Eastern Painted Turtles . They are common in the southern part of Maine. They like to ha...

Y esterday, March 22nd I photographed this Song sparrow nearly singing its head off. I think I heard it singing "Happy Birthday."...

Wood ducks are perching ducks that nest in trees over water. They reportedly nest readily in nesting boxes provided for them over water, th...

I spent some 'pier time' today as it is about fifty-five degrees and sunny. There is a brisk, off shore breeze, so I admit to donnin...

This Canada goose has a mate and they have been coming to the shore right in front of the house every day. I think they may be scouting out ...

Burnt Coat Island Lakeside Gold Dragonfly Blue Water F or three years running, I have entered the Maine Photography Show. These are the ima...

T hese are White-winged Scoters and an American Herring Gull eating crabs. There are three kinds of Scoter, Black, Surf and the ones shown h...

" Red Rover, Red Rover ," "Send Robin On Over!"      I hated that game. Played on hot summer nights with neighborhoo...

A few days ago, I was "driving to town," as we say around here. That means going to Bath, which is fifteen miles north. During ...