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Tag Archives: hummingbirds
Hummingbird Tracking
The hummingbirds are coming, the hummingbirds are coming! Have you ever seen a Ruby-throated hummingbird? I’m fascinated by them, and I’ve spent hours in my Maine garden photographing them. Hovering silently, they glide up and down, left to right, like … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, hummingbirds, Wildlife
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June’s Wildlife Sightings
June has been a very exciting month for wildlife watching! I couldn’t resist showing you some of the sightings over the past few weeks. I’m so in love with our new location. There’s so much to see, so many animals … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Heron, hummingbirds, kayaking, loons, turtles, Wildlife
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This Spring’s Backyard Visitors
When I talk to students at school visits, I always show my wildlife photography on the big screen. Loons, eagles with chicks, fox kits at their den with the adults, bears, snapping turtles battling. I talk about how researching them … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, hummingbirds, loons, Wildlife
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Calendars, Notebooks, and Note Cards
I will be selling my wildlife calendars and notebooks through the Holiday Season for as long as supplies last. In the past, I’ve used them for hostess and teacher gifts. I’ve given the notebooks to kids with Storycubes or a … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, eagles, fox, Heron, hiking, hummingbirds, loons, turtles, Wildlife, writing notes
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Hummingbird Fever
I swear, I’ve taken over 800 pictures of Hummingbirds this summer. There isn’t a lot of days off, when you run a campground, but I do find an hour here and there. Not usually enough time to head out in … Continue reading
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Hummingbird Obsession
Photographing Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds has become a bit of an obsession. I sit on the front lawn by my honeysuckle bush for an hour here, and an hour there, hoping for the chance to snap a photo or two. But they’re … Continue reading
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Distractions of the Feathered Kind
Waiting for Cooper and Packrat’s launch is hard. Very hard. Luckily, I have a whole campground full of people, paperwork, activities, problems and happy gatherings to distract me. But the only thing that can really, really distract me, is … Continue reading
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Hummingbirds!
It was Family Day, but we couldn’t leave to find adventure first thing in the morning like we always do because the pool needed testing . . . our truck needed to be towed to the local garage . . … Continue reading