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POTD 6/19/25
HANGIN' IN THERE - A male Baltimore Oriole hangs in a vine above a hummingbird feeder. Orioles typically begin their migration south as early as July, with peak migration in August and September. They hang around just long enough to raise a set of chicks - which we haven't seen yet.
POTD 6/18/25
GETTIN' YOUR PUNK ON - A male Purple Finch sports a wet-head hairdo on one of the recent rainy days in New Hampshire.
POTD 6/17/25
EATING LARGE - Heron Chicks raise their wings in an attempt to keep the other chick from getting what the parent Heron has regurgitated into the nest. Meal time in this nest, with two chicks is chaos. One of the other nests has three chicks. I haven't seen that feeding frenzy yet.
POTD 6/16/25
FATHERS DAY - Downy Woodpecker Dad (on right) feeds fledgling on Fathers Day. Woodpeckers share parenting - but we saw this male feeding his chick suet and fresh oranges.
POTD 6/15/25
POLLINATOR WEEK - Congress established mid-June's National Pollinator Week in 2007 - recognizing that pollinators help to produce one out of every three bites of food produced in the United States. Without pollinators - especially native bees - humans and wildlife would be in trouble. My tribute to bees - the most ecologically important species of all - is this pollen-laden Bee on blooming Mountain Laurel. (Source - Harris Center Nature Almanac)
