The eagles can often be seen late springtime in this heavily wooded area running above a split stream that empties into a creek where the herring run. A narrow, curving road runs uphill to to an opening where you can see the valley below and a couple of dead trees are convenient landing spots...
Living with my brother and his wife, as the pandemic was winding up last year, we lost 3 of our cherrished pet dogs in 3 months to old age.
#1 Sophie Bear my 13 year old Newf.
#2
Obrien, a chihuahua mix that my sister-in-law rescued years ago, placed with her daughter and ended up with him...
Years ago, I was caring for an aviary while the owner was away and this collared aracari that I called "Ari" put on quite a proud show for me with his catch when I went to feed him. Collared aracaris (the c is soft) are a playful, smaller toucan that originates from South America.
A catalina macaw is a hybrid which sometimes occurs in the wild. This cross between a scarlet macaw and a blue & gold macaw was in a breeding program in Florida.
Moluccan cockatoo "Sultan". Also called salmon-crested cockatoos. They are native to Indonesia. Sultan was domestically raised.
She was my Maine coon. Hanging over the top of the kitchen cabinets was a favorite pastime...My sister-in-laws previous boxer killed her so I haven't had any cats since.
I've always had a variety of wonderful dogs through my life, but Sophie was "one in a million" and truly a perfect shooting buddy. She was a Newfoundland that I lost last year at the age of 13.
One of her many faces caught on camera...
10 weeks old, in the snow... Got leash?
Always the...
This jay with a severely damaged beak visited feeders in Franklin, Maine for at least 3 years. It had adapted to scooping up food at an angle into it beak and appeared to be doing well.
Leucistic Junco. Photographed in Hancock, Maine...
When I first moved to Maine, my brother and his wife convinced me to enter some framed photos in the annual county fair. I balked at it, but ended up putting some in. This is one of 5 that received Blue Ribbons.
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.