POTD 4/30/26
April 30, 2026 - FLOWER MOON - Tomorrow's full moon is the Flower Moon that reaches full on May first at 6:23pm. Many cultures refer to M...
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POTD 4/29/26
April 29, 2026 - FRIENDLY PHOEBE - An Eastern Phoebe hunts insects from a high perch. Phoebes are sparrow-sized flycatchers that have a c...
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POTD 4/28/26
April 28, 2026 - ON SCHEDULE - A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the birdbath. We usually get our first Hummingbird return and a Grosbea...
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POTD 4/27/26
April 27, 2026 - WE GOT GOLD - Tiny Goldthread blooms brighten the trail. Goldthread was historically used by Native Americans and coloni...
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POTD 4/26/26
April 26, 2026 - STICKING WITH IT - A female Great Blue Heron sits on eggs in a huge stick nest. It will take about a month before the ch...
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POTD 4/25/26
April 25, 2026 - COMING AT YA - I had just gotten a lens on this Heron when it launched off the perch directly at me. Back in my photojou...
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POTD 4/24/26
April 24, 2026 - FIRST WILDFLOWER - A Sessile Bellwort bloom is the first wildflower on the path to the beaver pond.
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POTD 4/23/26
April 23, 2026 - SPRINGING OUT - A maple bud springs out at the beaver pond.
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POTD 4/22/26
April 22, 2026 - HERE FOR MAGNOLIA - A male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker works on a Magnolia tree. Sapsuckers especially like Magnolia trees...
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POTD 4/21/26
April 21, 2026 - TURTLE ROCK - A Painted Turtle made it to the top of the rock...just a little closer to the sun.
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POTD 4/20/26
April 20, 2026 - NICE WEATHER (FOR DUCKS) - This Hooded Merganser pair does not seem to mind a heavy rain as they swim on Island Pond....
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POTD 4/19/26
April 19, 2026 - HERONS SITTING ON NESTS - In our annual Heron nesting watch - it is always encouraging to see Herons sitting on nests. W...
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POTD 4/18/26
April 18, 2026 - JUIST BEING CHIPPY - A Chipping Sparrow scrounges in the yard. Chipping Sparrows are some of the smallest birds around o...
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POTD 4/17/26
April 17, 2026 - THE EARLY BIRD - You know it is Spring when a Robin is hunting worms in the yard. David Allen Sibley says " it has been...
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POTD 4/16/26
April 16, 2026 - NICELY NAMED - A White-throated Sparrow visits the feeder. Sparrows have just returned to southern New Hampshire.
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POTD 4/15/26
April 15, 2026 - RESTING - A pair of Ring-necked Ducks tuck their heads and rest on the water. Ducks frequently sleep on the water to sta...
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POTD 4/14/26
April 14, 2026 - COLORFUL WOODY - The male Wood Duck is the most striking of the waterfowl that return to rivers and ponds in New England...
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POTD 4/13/26
April 13, 2026 - FANTASTIC - Tom Turkeys fan their tails primarily as a courtship display to attract females during the Spring breeding s...
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POTD 4/12/26
April 12, 2026 - LOVE THE DO - A female Common Merganser sporting a stylish hairdo on Island Pond.
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POTD 4/11/26
April 11, 2026 - SPRING BLOOMING - A Crocus on the edge of the yard is a nice Spring surprise.
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POTD 4/9/26
April 09, 2026 - LOVELY DAY at the beaver pond. Finally the ice is melted and the herons have open water to hunt in.
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POTD 4/8/26
April 08, 2026 - I'VE GOT MINE - A male Great Blue Heron stakes a claim in one of the existing nests at the beaver pond. Male herons come...
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POTD 4/7/26
April 07, 2026 - SEEDY - A White-breasted Nuthatch digs into the seed cake.
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POTD 4/6/26
April 06, 2026 - PURPLE FINCHES BACK - We have drab, winter-dressed Goldfinches all year - but Purple Finches migrate and have only recen...
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POTD 4/5/26
April 05, 2026 - EASTER BUNNY - Actually the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit living under our carport shed...nice to see it for Easter.
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POTD 4/4/26
April 04, 2026 - WHERE THERE'S A WILL - An agile Gray Squirrel takes advantage of a loosely protected bird feeder. It is a loosing battle...
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POTD 4/3/26
April 03, 2026 - APRIL FOOLS- A Magnolia bud covered in snowflakes and frozen rain drips create an April Fools weather picture as Spring...
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POTD 4/2/26
April 02, 2026 - PAIR APPARENT - Seeing two Herons together on the nest gives the impression the female has arrived to claim a nest with...
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POTD 4/1/26
April 01, 2026 - A RING ON IT? - A pair of Ring Necked Ducks on Mill Pond. Ring Necked ducks are fairly common in New Hampshire during Sp...
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