POTD 8/31/23
August 31, 2023 - DIGGING THE FLOWERS - A female Goldfinch munches Phlox buds. Several species of birds eat flowers and some experts say t...
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POTD 8/30/23
August 30, 2023 - SHOWY FUNGI - Clavulinopsis fusiformis, commonly known as golden spindles, spindle-shaped yellow coral, or spindle-shape...
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POTD 8/29/23
August 29, 2023 - big woodpecker - Our neighborhood Pileated Woodpecker stopped by. Huge wild cherry trees ring our yard and when the cher...
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POTD 8/28/23
August 28, 2023 - HOUSE HUNTING - A House Wren checks out a birdhouse overlooking the patio. Houses Wrens are aggressive to other nearby h...
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POTD 8/27/23
August 27, 2023 - FLOWER POWER - The Hummingbirds are feeding frantically before they begin migration - and are frequent visitors to the p...
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POTD 8/26/23
August 26, 2023 - FALL ON THE WAY - A Maple leaf with early Fall color along the brook from the beaver pond.
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POTD 8/25/23
August 25, 2023 - BEAVER POND INSECT CONTROL - Several bird species that live around the beaver pond eat bugs - but the most reliable and...
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POTD 8/24/23
August 24, 2023 - OCEAN VIEW - A late Summer trip to the ocean...rocks on Long Sands Beach in York, Maine...for a change of scenery.
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POTD 8/23/23
August 23, 2023 - A BEAUTY - An American Painted Lady Butterfly on a Cosmos bloom. Butterflies can get by pretty well, even with a bit of...
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POTD 8/22/23
August 22, 2023 - YOU COME HERE OFTEN? - We are seeing Bald Eagles at the beaver pond on a regular basis now...after years of never seeing...
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POTD 8/21/23
August 21, 2023 - MISUNDERSTOOD? - The Common Grackle has a bad reputation for being large, strong and opportunistic - but in the right li...
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POTD 8/20/23
August 20, 2023 - CARDINAL ON THE WAY - When it leaves the nest, a young Northern Cardinal has a dark bill without any bright color. A few...
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POTD 8/19/23
August 19, 2023 - PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE - Indian Pipe is the un-wildflower wildflower. With no chlorophyill to make it green - it is sapro...
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POTD 8/18/23
August 18, 2023 - SPLISH, SPLASH - A female Purple Finch bathes in the bird bath.
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POTD 8/16/23
August 16, 2023 - WHERE THE BOYS ARE - After a stretch of seeing only female hummingbirds - we spotted a male at the feeders today. He was...
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POTD 8/15/23
August 15, 2023 - VERY CHERRY BERRY - Male Northern Flicker plucks a ripe cherry. Flickers - a type of woodpecker - are usually seen pecki...
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POTD 8/14/23
August 14, 2023 - FINALLY - We have been waiting all summer for a Monarch caterpillar on our pollinator garden Milkweed plants. Finally sp...
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POTD 8/13/23
August 13, 2023 - SMALLEST FALCON - An American Kestrel on a power pole on McCoy Road. Kestrels are one of the smallest falcons in the wor...
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POTD 8/12/23
August 12, 2023 - STICK IT TO ME - A small Porcupine looking for snacks under the bird feeder. Porcupines have up to 30,000 short, heavy q...
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POTD 8/11/23
August 11, 2023 - BEAR WITH ME - A young Black Bear thinks about making a two-legged escape after being loudly discouraged from coming fur...
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POTD 8/10/23
August 10, 2023 - FINCH FOOD - A male Goldfinch eats catnip seeds.
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POTD 8/9/23
August 09, 2023 - BIG FLOWER, LITTLE BIRD - A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird takes advantage of a late summer Day Lily bloom. It's the t...
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POTD 8/8/23
August 08, 2023 - NEW NEWT - Newts have three forms: a larval aquatic form, followed by an immature land form called an "eft", and finally...
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POTD 8/7/23
August 07, 2023 - CHERRY PICKIN' - An immature Red-bellied Woodpecker picks black cherries. Lots of kinds of birds are showing up as the c...
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POTD 8/6/23
August 06, 2023 - NEW WREN - We don't see many Wrens - so to see a Carolina Wren was fun.
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POTD 8/4/23
August 04, 2023 - FINALLY ANOTHER BUTTERFLY - It seems like we have seen far fewer butterflies this year - so we were happy to see a White...
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POTD 8/3/23
August 03, 2023 - MELLOW MALLOW - Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a Musk Mallow bloom.
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POTD 8/2/23
August 02, 2023 - SQUASH ON THE WAY - A Squash bloom in the garden.
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POTD 8/1/23
August 01, 2023 - BABY BLUE - An immature Bluebird - maybe fledged from our neighbors birdhouse brood - spotted in the yard yesterday. Blu...
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