POTD 7/31/25
July 31, 2025 - THE LAST TAWNY DAY LILY - We have a bed of legacy Day lilies - and this one is the last one of the year
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POTD 7/30/25
July 30, 2025 - VERY BERRY - Bunchberry berries come into season in late summer. The berries are edible and are high in pectin, a natura...
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POTD 7/29/25
July 29, 2025 - ANNUAL MATH IN NATURE LESSON - It is time for the annual " math in nature " lesson - when Queen Anne's Lace blooms demon...
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POTD 7/28/25
July 28, 2025 - EATS LIKE A BIRD - A female Goldfinch with meager pickings after foraging at the beaver pond. The Goldfinches in our yar...
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POTD 7/27/25
July 27, 2025 - THAT ONE FLOWER - We planted morning glory seeds several years ago - a variety called Uncle Ott. Now Uncle Ott shows up...
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POTD 7/26/25
July 26, 2025 - AERIAL ACROBAT - Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird executes an aerial maneuver around the feeder. Hummingbirds are the on...
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POTD 7/25/25
July 25, 2025 - SPIRITUAL CONNECTION - The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, in spiritual contexts, is often associated with harmony, love, rebirt...
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POTD 7/24/25
July 24, 2025 - FLASHIN' - A juvenile female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak flashes color under its wings taking off from the feeder.
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POTD 7/23/25
July 23, 2025 - PRECOCIOUS COLOR - A maple leaf along the trail to the beaver pond shows early fall color. Autumn foliage that appears e...
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POTD 7/22/25
July 22, 2025 - BLACKBIRD? - A couple of female Red-Winged Blackbirds showed up under the feeders. Aside from the beak shape and size -...
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POTD 7/21/25
July 21, 2025 - GRIDLEY RIVER SKY - We got off the hill lo have a picnic on the Gridley River, just down the road from our house. Nice f...
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POTD 7/20/25
July 20, 2025 - BEE DRINKING - A tiny Green Sweat Bee drinks from water drops on a squash blossom. These sweat bees (genus Agapostemon l...
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POTD 7/19/25
July 19, 2025 - DAMSELFLY LOVE - Ebony Jewelwing Damselflies mate along the brook from the beaver pond. Damselflies are in the family wi...
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POTD 7/18/25
July 18, 2025 - TALKING GULLS - A Ring-Billed Gull speaks up about a hot day on the Maine Coast. Bird expert David Allen Sibley describe...
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POTD 7/17/25
July 17, 2025 - WOW JELLYFISH - A tide pool walker's shadow next to a Lion's Mane Jellyfish on Cape Neddick Beach, Maine. The Lion's Man...
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POTD 7/15/25
July 15, 2025 - LO OK INTO MY EYES - I got into a staring contest with this Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. I can't say for sure he was looking...
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POTD 7/14/25
July 14, 2025 - BABY BABY - Fledgling Chipping Sparrow begs in the yard. Several baby sparrows followed the adult around the yard beggin...
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POTD 7/13/25
July 13, 2025 - PARTIAL LIFTOFF - The Heron chicks are fledging and only a few of them are still on the nests. This one did several wing...
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POTD 7/12/25
July 12, 2025 - UNUSUAL SPOTTING - Hunting for Monarchs in a meadow down the road - we spotted a bird on the wire that we had not seen b...
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POTD 7/11/25
July 11, 2025 - POND-SIDE WILDFLOWER - Swamp Candles, Lysimachia terrestris, blooms on the edge of the beaver pond. The star-shaped flow...
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POTD 7/10/25
July 10, 2025 - MORE BUTTERFLIES - Silver-Bordered Fritillary Butterfly on Astilbe blooms in the garden. The common name for the Fritill...
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POTD 7/9/24
July 09, 2025 - GOT A JUMPER - One of the turkeys hanging under the bird feeders in the yard has learned to jump and bump the feeder to...
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POTD 7/8/25
July 08, 2025 - BEE BALM BEE - Bee Balm, Monarda, is beloved for its ability to beckon bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden.
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POTD 7/7/25
July 07, 2025 - BLOOMING HOUSE BOAT - A tiny spider finds a home on a Fragrant Water-Lily on the beaver pond.
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POTD 7/6/25
July 06, 2025 - CARDINAL RULE - If you see a Cardinal - you shoot a photo!;-)
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POTD 7/5/25
July 05, 2025 - NOT QUITE YET - A Heron chick tests its wings in the nest - not quite grown up enough to fly. Chicks from some of the ot...
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POTD 7/4/25
July 04, 2025 - MOTHERLY LOVE - Female Downy Woodpecker (left) feeds a chick from the suet feeder. Woodpeckers are reliable breeders tha...
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POTD 7/3/25
July 03, 2025 - GET CRACKIN' - A male Cardinal demonstrates his seed shell cracking ability. Birds that eat seeds, like finches and card...
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POTD 7/2/25
July 02, 2025 - MINI ME - Eastern Cottontail Rabbit with offspring in the neighbors' yard. Lots of bunnies around this year.
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POTD 7/1/25
July 01, 2025 - SUMMER CLEANUP - A male yellow-bellied Sapsucker preens. Preening removes dirt, bugs and helps align feathers for optimu...
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