POTD 6/30/26
June 30, 2026 - NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE BIRD - Male Purple Finch - The pert little purple finch toppled the one-time sturdy New Hampshire he...
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POTD 6/29/26
June 29, 2026 - WORKING THE SAME TURF - A Tom Turkey and an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit share foraging turf in the yard...fortunately they...
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POTD 6/28/26
June 28, 2026 - CUTE BUNNY, UNTIL - The big bunnies have made smaller bunnies - cute, until they eat the vegetable plants in the raised...
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POTD 6/27/26
June 27, 2026 - FEED ME - A fledgling Baltimore Oriole begs to be fed at the jelly feeder. The Orioles were off raising the fledglings..
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POTD 6/26/26
June 26, 2026 - DOWNY BABY - A female Downy Woodpecker feeds her offspring (on left). It is the time of year when birds are bringing the...
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POTD 6/25/26
June 25, 2026 - EARLY MORNING VISITOR - A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has been showing up at our bedroom window very early, every mor...
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POTD 6/24/26
June 24, 2026 - THANKS TO THE BUNNY MUNCHER - A little bunny eats grass from our walkway...thanks, bunny, for the help keeping grass off...
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POTD 6/23/26
June 23, 2026 - PUDDLE DRIZZLE - A Turkey drinks from a puddle on the driveway. Most birds scoop or draw water into their bills, raising...
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POTD 6/22/26
June 22, 2026 - FAST LEARNER - A juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker eats oranges. I saw the juvenile woodpeckers being fed by adult birds y...
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POTD 6/21/26
June 21, 2026 - BEAVER POND ORCHID - A wild orchid - Rose Pogonia blooms along the edge of the beaver pond. Pogonia ophioglossoides, als...
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POTD 6/20/26
June 20, 2026 - BRING OUT THE BABIES - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker feeds a juvenile (top) suet. Woodpeckers are the most reliable fo...
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POTD 6/19/26
June 19, 2026 - HUNTING FOR DINNER - The Heron chicks are big enough to be left alone in the nest while the parent Herons hunt in the sh...
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POTD 6/18/26
June 18, 2026 - STILL HERE - A male Baltimore Oriole still hanging around. Orioles show up in the Spring - but disappear for a while as...
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POTD 6/17/26
June 17, 2026 - PICKY EATER - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker gets the perfect chunk from the seed cake that she took to a tree to stash...
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POTD 6/16/26
June 16, 2026 - SWALLOWTAIL - An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Rhododendren bloom.
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POTD 6/15/26
June 15, 2026 - SEEDY - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker hangs on the seed cake feeder.
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POTD 6/14/26
June 14, 2026 - DUCKING OUT - A young Wood Duck, not quite old enough to fly, scoots across the water in escape on the beaver pond.
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POTD 6/13/26
June 13, 2026 - HERON CHICK UPDATE - The Great Blue Heron chicks in nests at the beaver pond are growing fast.
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POTD 6/12/26
June 12, 2026 - BUNNY MUNCHING - An Eastern Cottontail Rabbit munches grass in our yard. Cottontail Rabbits eat a variety of weeds, gras...
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POTD 6/11/26
June 11, 2026 - OUR BIGGEST WOODPECKER - A female Pileated Woodpecker eyes the decaying bark of a pine tree stump. No other living North...
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POTD 6/10/26
June 10, 2026 - LOVELY DOVEY- A Mourning Dove drinks at the bird bath. The Mourning Dove is one of the most widespread species in North...
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POTD 6/9/26
June 09, 2026 - YOUNG BUCK - A young male Deer is showing signs of his first noticeable antlers - which happens at 1-1/2 years of age.
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POTD 6/8/26
June 08, 2026 - LADY BLUEBIRD - A female Bluebird stands guard on the nest box with her second batch of eggs. The pair has already had o...
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POTD 6/7/26
June 07, 2026 - PATIO GARDEN STARTING TO BLOOM - A Columbine Bloom. The flowers attract butterflies, bees, moths, and hummingbirds—but t...
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POTD 6/6/26
June 06, 2026 - RESTING - A Tom Turkey takes advantage of the "No Mow May" tall grass to rest in the yard.
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POTD 6/5/26
June 05, 2026 - HERON CHICKS ON THE BEAVER POND - The Great Blue Heron chicks in nests on the beaver pond are getting big.
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POTD 6/4/26
June 04, 2026 - OUT FOR A STROLL - A pair of Canada Geese take their goslings for a stroll along a country road on a beautiful June day.
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POTD 6/3/26
June 03, 2026 - TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC - The iridescence in Common Grackle feathers is caused by structural coloration driven by m...
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POTD 6/2/26
June 02, 2026 - DOWNY OR HAIRY? - A male Hairy Woodpecker pauses his climb up a maple tree. Hairy Woodpeckers are a larger version of a...
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POTD 6/1/26
June 01, 2026 - MINI-ME HERON - A Great Blue Heron chick stands tall under its parent in a nest on the beaver pond.
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