POTD 9/30/26
September 30, 2026 - WET ONE - The Nor'easter storm dumped lots of rain on us in southern New Hampshire over the weekend. A little Maple leaf...
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POTD 9/29/26
September 29, 2026 - HERE COMES THE SUN - Sunrise on Long Sands Beach is worth another look.
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POTD 9/28/26
September 28, 2026 - CAUGHT IN THE ACT - An Eastern Cottontail Rabbit munches Mum blooms on the patio. We had suspected that it was the bunny...
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POTD 9/27/26
September 27, 2026 - TIDAL SUNRISE - Sunrise reflects in the sand contours on Long Sands Beach in Maine. Always nice to have another view of...
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POTD 9/26/26
September 26, 2026 - SURF'S UP - A Nor'easter storm coming up the coast brought unusually big late-summer waves to Long Sands Beach in Maine...
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POTD 9/25/26
September 25, 2026 - KING FISHING - A male Belted Kingfisher watches from a perch above the water at the beaver pond. Kingfishers eat small a...
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POTD 9/24/26
September 24, 2026 - SLOW FALL START - FAll is just starting to show at the beaver pond.
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POTD 9/23/26
September 23, 2026 - KNOW YOUR ASTER FROM A...The Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) is a tall, herbaceous perennial wildflower n...
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POTD 9/22/26
September 22, 2026 - HEY BUNNY - The Eastern Cottontail Rabbit that is hanging around our yard gives a wave (or scratches its face). We love...
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POTD 9/21/26
September 21, 2026 - MIGRATION LOOK - A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak stops at a feeder in our yard at the start of his migration. Unlike many...
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POTD 9/20/26
September 20, 2026 - STOPOVER - An immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker stops in our yard during migration. Juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers m...
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POTD 9/19/26
September 19, 2026 - FUNGUS AMONG US - Birds that come to our feeders have either migrated or are in the forest getting abundant natural food...
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POTD 9/18/26
September 18, 2026 - LATE SUMMER BATH - A Tufted Titmouse stirs up water in the bird bath. Late Summer and early fall mark the end of the ann...
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POTD 9/17/26
September 17, 2026 - ABUNDANCE - A male Northern Cardinal uses his thick, cone-shaped beak, powered by robust jaw muscles, to crack and shell...
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POTD 9/16/26
September 16, 2026 - FALL ON THE BEAVER POND - Some trees along the edge of the beaver pond have started to drop leaves.
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POTD 9/15/26
September 15, 2026 - AND SO IT BEGINS - Swamp Maples have turned bright red in the lowland along the Wapack Trail.
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POTD 9/14/26
September 14, 2026 - WET HEAD - A male Downy Woodpecker on the Finch sock on a rainy day.
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POTD 9/13/26
September 13, 2026 - TITMOUSE? - Having a name that has nothing to do with mice (or tits)...makes you wonder? The name "titmouse" comes from...
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POTD 9/12/26
September 12, 2026 - BUTTERFLY KING - A male Monarch Butterfly on a Sedum bloom. Monarchs are one of a few butterfly species that migrate sou...
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POTD 9/10/26
September 10, 2026 - WATCHING - An Eastern Phoebe watches the yard from a perch - before spotting a prey insect that it will catch while in f...
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POTD 9/9/26
September 09, 2026 - SEED CRACKER - A Tufted Titmouse cracks a seed holding it with its feet. Several small perching birds (Titmouse, Chickad...
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POTD 9/8/26
September 08, 2026 - Starting molt - A female Northern Cardinal looks a little rough at the start of the fall molt. During Fall molt Cardinal...
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POTD 9/7/26
September 07, 2026 - LOVELY SUMMER DAY - Monadnock Mountain from Old Sharon Road on a lovely late-summer day.
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POTD 9/6/26
September 06, 2026 - BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO - A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird and a Bee work on the same Sedum bloom. Hummingbirds are bulking...
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POTD 9/5/26
September 05, 2026 - HEY, A CARDINAL - Named for its bright red color, like the robes of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, the Northern...
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POTD 9/4/26
September 04, 2026 - HAWK EYE - a Broad-winged Hawk perches just off the edge of the yard watching for something to catch. Field guide says t...
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POTD 9/3/26
September 03, 2026 - CAN'T DO A THING WITH MY HAIR - A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird with head feathers askew. Lots of things can cause Hu...
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POTD 9/2/26
September 02, 2026 - BEE HERE NOW - We have not seen any Monarch Butterfly caterpillars on the Asclepias blooms (Butterfly Weed)..,but it see...
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POTD 9/1/26
September 01, 2026 - GOLDEN SPINDLES - Clavulinopsis fusiformis, commonly known as golden spindles, spindle-shaped yellow coral or spindle-sh...
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