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A colony of Royal ferns, Osmunda regalis on a streamside in the woods, Phippsburg, Maine The Still Cover I...

Osprey, also known as a Fish Hawk, with talons extended. Brookville, Maine FLYday is an homage to what our feathered friends do best,...

Great Blue Herons, Ardea herodias engaged in food battle. The heron on the left is biting the legs of the fleeing heron on the right! Phip...

Common merganser drakes on the Kennebec River, Bath Maine February 2012 Common mergansers, Kennebec River, Bath Maine, February 2012 Common ...

American Black Ducks in snow, Phippsburg Maine January 2012 FLYday is an homage to what our feathered friends do best, fly.

Inaba Shidare in my garden T his Japanese maple is by our kitchen door. It rewards us with this fire every November. We rescued Inaba Shida...

Spotted Sandpiper in flight, Phippsburg Maine October These birds are very fast fliers and are difficult to photograph in flight. FLYday ...

Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds and European Starlings on flight take off, Maine Flyday is an homage to what our feathered fr...

DeKay's Northern Brown snake, Phippsburg, Maine October, 2011 The brown blotch on the side of the face is an identification mark. To giv...

Red-Tailed hawk , Buteo jamaicenis, Phippsburg, Maine FLYday is an homage to what our feathered friends do best, fly.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula Phippsburg Maine October 21, 2011 The red smudge on the crown of this bird's head raises up to ...

     I f I’ve missed saying thank you to you for reading my work and looking at my photographs, I’m sorry. I need every one of you to ...

Opheodrys vernalis, or Smooth Green Snake to the rest of ya " Oooooooh! I declare: this looks like a Chateau Grasshopper if I ever saw ...