POTD 2/1/21

January 31, 2021 - WINTER SKY TREES along McCoy Road Sunday afternoon.
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POTD 1/31/21

January 31, 2021 - HOARFROST at the edge of the beaver pond makes patterns on the surface.
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POTD 1/30/21

January 30, 2021 - BRRRRR - It got warm enough for the icicles to drip...but New Hampshire was cold today.
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POTD 1/29/21

January 29, 2021 - CREEPER - Small and camouflaged, the Brown Creeper is barely noticed even though it is found in wooded areas throughout...
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POTD 1/28/21

January 28, 2021 - SNOW JAY - Blue Jay does not seem happy about the snow flakes.
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POTD 1/27/21

January 27, 2021 - SHADOWS PAINT THE FROZEN BEAVER POND
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POTD 1/26/21

January 26, 2021 - ICE ART - Ice on the brook from the beaver pond.
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POTD 1/25/21

January 25, 2021 - TANGERINE CLOUDS - Lucy's were Tangerine Trees...but people of a certain age may recognize the reference.
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POTD 1/24/21

January 24, 2021 - HALF MOON - Waxing January Moon
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POTD 1/23/21

January 23, 2021 - FLAKEY - They say every snowflake is unique...I noticed this one on my tail light as I was pumping gas...and it stayed l...
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POTD 1/22/21

January 22, 2021 - CARDINAL RULE - Going by the "photography rule" - if you see a Northern Cardinal - you have to take a photo. Cardinal is...
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POTD 1/21/21

January 21, 2021 - DRIP DRINKING - Chickadee drinks melting icicles on a maple tree branch.
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POTD 1/20/21

January 20, 2021 - YEP...IT'S WINTER - Icicles on the brook from the beaver pond.
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POTD 1/19/21

January 19, 2021 - Tufted Titmouse carries a seed from the feeder. Titmice are closely related to Chickadees. As early as the 1300s the nam...
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POTD 1/18/21

January 18, 2021 - CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE - One Blue Jay drinks rambunctiously at the heated water bowl.
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POTD 1/17/21

January 17, 2021 - RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER - Despite the red on her head, this is a Red-bellied Woodpecker.
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POTD 1/16/21

January 16, 2021 - DAM! - The dam at the beaver pond...the reason for the pond. One of our naturalist friends said the beaver pond is proba...
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POTD 1/15/21

January 15, 2021 - Sharp-Shinned Hawk hunting Blue Jays in our yard. We saw evidence that his hunting had been successful.
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POTD 1/14/21

January 14, 2021 - MS. MOOSE - We keep a game camera on the dam of our little pond, as it is a "pinch point" that leads animals past the ca...
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POTD 1/13/21

January 13, 2021 - EAGLE EYE - An immature Bald Eagle eyes me from a perch. The term "eagle eyed" has been used since the 1500s, long befor...
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POTD 1/12/21

January 12, 2021 - ORANGE YOU GLAD? - When Baltimore Orioles arrived last Spring, we put out oranges since we knew Orioles liked them. Then...
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POTD 1/11/21

January 11, 2021 - RUNNING WATER - Cold nights and warmer days have water flowing past ice formations along the brook from the beaver pond.
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POTD 1/10/21

January 10, 2021 - LOOK UP - A long dead Pine tree on the side of the beaver pond. I try to remember to look up when I'm looking for photos...
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POTD 1/9/21

January 09, 2021 - DEER TRACKS ON THE BEAVER POND - Tracks on the frozen beaver pond yesterday.
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POTD 1/8/21

January 08, 2021 - MOURNING DOVE IN EVENING LIGHT - After watching the news - it feels like a photo of a dove is an appropriate Picture of...
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POTD 1/7/21

January 07, 2021 - BOOK ENDS - Special sky today...with a colorful sunrise AND sunset.
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POTD 1/6/21

January 06, 2021 - WINTER SKY over pruned orchard on McCoy Road
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POTD 1/5/21

January 05, 2021 - Of the Woodpeckers that visit our feeders, the Red-Bellied Woodpecker may be our favorite. This female at the suet in ev...
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POTD 1/4/21

January 04, 2021 - ON ICE - A Chickadee holds a shelled sunflower seed on an ice-covered Magnolia branch.
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POTD 1/3/21

January 03, 2021 - DRIPPY for the second day of the New Year! After overnight snow and freezing rain...precocious maple buds dripped with a...
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POTD 1/2/21

January 02, 2021 - NEW YEAR VIEW of Monadnock Mountain from New Ipswich Mountain on a bright Near Year's Day!
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POTD 1/1/21

January 01, 2021 - OUT WITH A WHIMPER - The final evening sky of 2020 was un-spectacular, like the entire year of 2020. Here's to brighter...
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