Category Archive: Maine

04 Aug

Farrow / Spinch

Farrow / Spinch

A sparrow or finch of some sort (anyone know?) hiding deep in the cattails near Fish House Cove, Vinalhaven, ME.

 
By Michael
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03 Aug

Spanish Moss

Spanish Moss

… or Grandfather’s Beard. Common in the southern US, I was surprised to find so much of it in Maine. This was taken near “the …

 
By Michael
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02 Aug

400mm success

400mm success

Thanks to a borrowed 80-400mm lens, I was able to pull off this shot of yet another unidentified bird. Some sort of warbler? Taken at …

 
By Michael
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01 Aug

Old Harbor

Old Harbor

We had the good fortune of staying on the shores of Old Harbor in Vinalhaven, ME. This was our view for most of a very foggy day. …

 
By Michael
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01 Aug

Lost in the Fog

Lost in the Fog

I spent a week on Vinalhaven off of the coast of Maine. Several days were fogged in, including this one. This old lobster shack overlooks …

 
By Michael
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31 Jul

Time-averaged

Time-averaged

A 20 second exposure, looking almost due west after sunset. Taken from the Lanes Island Preserve on Vinalhaven, ME.

 
By Michael
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25 Sep

Warming by the Dunes

Warming by the Dunes

A mixture of American Golden Plovers (juveniles), Piping Plovers, and possibly a Ruddy Turnstone or two warming themselves on an exceptionally warm late September day. …

 
By Michael
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25 Sep

Greater / American Golden Plover

Greater / American Golden Plover

Juvenile. Taken at Wells Beach in Maine. There were hundreds of them eating and for the most part avoiding the surf.

 
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25 Aug

Coming in for a landing

Coming in for a landing

A gull coming in for a landing on a tour boat off of the coast of Maine, en route to the Nubble Light House.

 
By Michael
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09 Aug

Ugly Anne

Ugly Anne

Lobster and tour boats sleeping in Perkins Cover, Ogunquit, Maine.

 
By Michael
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