POTD 6/30/23
June 30, 2023 - BRINGIN' HOME THE... Poppa Kingbird arrives back at the nest with a big bug to feed the just-born chicks. I watched as b...
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POD 6/29/23
June 29, 2023 - FUNGUS AMONG US - A spell of wet weather in New Hampshire has fungi popping up all over. This family of fungi emerged fr...
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POTD 6/28/23
June 28, 2023 - CUTE CHICK - We have Turkeys in the yard often - but we don't see the chicks very often. Several hens in the yard yester...
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POTD 6/27/23
June 27, 2023 - JELLY HIGH - Female Baltimore Oriole lapping up grape jelly at the feeder. We are seeing immature Orioles at the jelly f...
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POTD 6/26/23
June 26, 2023 - BEAVER POND ORCHID - Rose Pagonia blooms on the edge of the beaver pond. A wetland orchid that suffers from degradation...
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POTD 6/25/23
June 25, 2023 - BEAR WITH ME - Black Bear sniffing around for whatever might be around. We feed the birds, so we have to be careful not...
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POTD 6/24/23
June 24, 2023 - WASHING IT DOWN - A Northern Cardinal washes a sunflower seed in the bird bath.
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POTD 6/23/23
June 23, 2023 - BABY-BIRDATHON - Red Bellied Woodpecker feeds his fledgling chick. The baby birds are showing up to be fed.
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POTD 6/22/23
June 22, 2023 - SUSPECT - in the disappearance of Heron chicks. I hope it is a coincidence that the Bald Eagle was spotted at the beaver...
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POTD 6/21/23
June 21, 2023 - SERVING SIZE MATTERS? - Male Baltimore Oriole gets a beak full of grape Jelly...but the nutrition facts may be hard for...
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POTD 6/20/23
June 20, 2023 - BEAVER POND - Several beavers out yesterday reminded me that it IS a beaver pond.
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POTD 6/19/23
June 19, 2023 - I THINK I CAN FLY - Heron chick flexes its' wings on the edge of the nest. The chicks grow quickly and the ones in this...
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POTD 6/18/23
June 18, 2023 - BUTTERFLY ON LAUREL - An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on blooming Mountain Laurel. Mountain Laurel Kalmilia latif...
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POTD 6/17/23
June 17, 2023 - DOG WOODY - Wolf Eyes Dogwood blooms are a bright spot on the edge of the yard.
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POTD 5/16/23
June 16, 2023 - CARDINAL RULE - Google says a Cardinal rule is: A cardinal rule is one that is central and should not be broken. Okay, t...
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POTD 6/15/23
June 15, 2023 - EAGLE ON THE POND - While out checking on the Heron chicks, I spotted a Bald Eagle on the beaver pond. The beaver pond h...
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POTD 6/14/23
June 14, 2023 - BEAK BATTLE - Heron chicks get into a beak battle while the parent pauses during a feeding session in the nest. Parent b...
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POTD 6/13/23
June 13, 2023 - WELL, THIS SUCKS! - Heron chick left in the nest while its' parents hunt, is caught in a rain squall with no cover. As t...
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POTD 6/12/23
June 12, 2023 - NEW DOOR - Winston, our neighbors' tortoise, likes his new door. We visited to check out the door in his new house.
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POTD 6/11/23
June 11, 2023 - IMPRESSIVE BEGGING - Heron chick puts on an impressive begging act as both parents in the nest usually means one of the...
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POTD 6/10/23
June 10, 2023 - FRUITY - Female Red-bellied Woodpecker favors the oranges over the suet on the same tree.
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POTD 6/9/23
June 09, 2023 - GROUNDED - Fledgling Grackle huddles in the undergrowth. It could only manage to get a foot off the ground flying...and...
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POTD 6/8/23
June 08, 2023 - THANK YOU? - A male Baltimore Oriole gobbles grape jelly - and is caught in an open-mouthed pose as if he might be sayin...
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POTD 6/7/23
June 07, 2023 - BEAVER GROOMING - I don't shoot much video, even though my camera does it with the push of a button - more than 50 years...
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POTD 6/6/23
June 06, 2023 - THE BETTER TO SEE YOU WITH - A Hermit Thrush on the trail to the beaver pond. Thrushes have unusually large eyes, an ada...
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POTD 6/5/23
June 05, 2023 - IT RAINED;-) - After a bit of a dry spell - it rained on the Lupine leaves which also caught a maple tree whirligig (tec...
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POTD 6/4/23
June 04, 2023 - GIMME SHELTER - Heron chick snuggles under its' parent on a cold, rainy June day. Probably fortunate to be in a one-chic...
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POTD 6/3/23
June 03, 2023 - PEEPER - With nice early Summer weather, we've been spending lots of time in the yard. Several times in the past few day...
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POTD 6/2/23
June 02, 2023 - RED! - Male Cardinal at the bird bath. Now that IS red!
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POTD 6/1/23
June 01, 2023 - COOL CHICKS - Very young American Woodcock chicks scurry across the road on their short legs and big feet.
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