by Susan | Aug 23, 2024 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
This morning, Hannah and I visited with our friend, Christina, who runs a Monarch Hatchery. On our first visit to Kvetina Hatchery, she was set up in a couple of tents. This year, she upgraded her setup with a little cabin–one side dedicated to caterpillars and the...
by Susan | Feb 9, 2024 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Hannah and I had an afternoon wander to shake off the craziness of my first week back in the office following my two-week visit with Dad in Pennsylvania. With temperature lows below freezing and daytime temps near 40, the river ice is beginning to melt. Lots of...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife
Our last day in Pennsylvania, we ventured down to Chambersburg for a peek at a sunflower farm. I’ve had my fingers crossed that the weather would cooperate after a mostly rainy week. From a mile away down the road, we could see the ocean of yellow. It was...
by Susan | Sep 8, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife
Hannah’s and my trip to Pennsylvania is ending – just one more day before we return to Maine on Saturday. Our only agenda item for this trip was a visit to Hershey Gardens. After days of rain, the weather finally cooperated today. The trip’s...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Hannah and I had a late afternoon linger on the beach today. And it’s my favorite time of year – shorebird migration season. We spotted common plovers, sandpipers, yellow legs, and a great blue heron. #summertimeinmaine...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Close to low tide this afternoon on the Pleasant River – a muddy Bald Eagle enjoying a sea worm. Just the two of us and a couple of...
by Susan | Jun 2, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Every year about this time, Hannah and I venture out in search of goslings. Tonight we enjoyed watching two Canada Goose families noodling about the shore on Beals Island. A lovely evening with my girl.
by Susan | Apr 28, 2022 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Bald Eagles have been out in large numbers by the river this week. I spotted at least eight adult and juvenile eagles dancing about in the sky. Watching them, I was reminded that I need a bigger lens! I understand the acrobatics are part of their courtship, but there...
by Susan | Sep 25, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
There’s a certain melancholy when summer fades to fall. The marsh grasses in their golds and browns reframe the landscape. These late-season shorebirds lingered in a protected marsh pool during high tide. Their reflections muted on this foggy afternoon. A lone...
by Susan | Sep 15, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine, Photography
A late summer hummer to brighten up this gloomy, rainy day.
by Susan | Aug 30, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Winding down a Monday with a late afternoon beach walk with only the shorebirds and the rhythm of the waves to keep us company. Seagull. Sandpiper. Sandpiper. Plovers in flight. Plover....
by Susan | Aug 29, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
This past week was challenging in a way that leaves you exhausted at the end. Every task a struggle, simple things were all but. One small example was my race to Bangor to have my car serviced on Friday – a 1:45 minute drive one way. Halfway home around dinner...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
My friend, Christina Gantz of Kvetina Wildscaping, has taken the concept of raising Monarchs to a new level. She first told me about her plans for a Monarch nursery over the winter. Today, Hannah and I drove over to her hatchery to take a look. It was magical. While I...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I’ve longed to visit Scarborough Marsh, enamored by the pictures others have shared online. Hannah was up for the adventure, so we had a short mother/daughter vacation this July. On a Wednesday, we meandered our way along US Route 1 to Freeport, browsing...
by Susan | Jun 29, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
For the first time in 15 months, I’m back on the road traveling again for work. It’s fun to be driving through rural Maine, audible story on the radio, camera by my side just in case. Yet today was a tight schedule, so there wasn’t time to admire the...
by Susan | Oct 10, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I very much enjoy the Canada Geese, who summer in Maine – especially the babies. In spring and early summer, Hannah and I will venture out in search of goslings. It’s a bit of a different scenario at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park. WHRL, in collaboration...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I’m not the only one who finds happiness in a sunflower. I snapped these pictures this afternoon while checking in on the WHRL’s Incredible Edible Garden at the Red Barn Motel. A pair of goldfinches feasted on the sunflower seeds. They were shy, flying...
by Susan | Sep 2, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Nothing to see here but a girl who spent a happy hour today photographing blooms and bees.
by Susan | Jun 26, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Today was our mandated weekly beach visit; a couple of hours after work to let the waves wash away the stresses of the day. The fog bank settled over the peninsula and outer islands, leaving the beach mostly sunny if a little chilly. The high tide didn’t leave...
by Susan | Jun 5, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
The weather app reported cloudy all day. By mid-day, the sun was shining on one side of the house while cloudy on the other, so we took our chances and headed to the beach. We parked our chairs and were rewarded with a quick 20 minutes of sunshine before the clouds...
