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Sunning Snake

Posted on May 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

I recently went hiking on the trails of the state park close to my house.  It was a pretty nice day, until I got to the usual spot where I stop to have lunch (I always pack a lunch when I go hiking [^_^]).  As I sat down to enjoy my lunch, the clouds started rolling in and the wind picked up making it super cold.  Then, as I started off to finish the rest of the trail, the sun came back out and the wind died down.  Such is my luck.

 

Anyway, at one point near the end of the trail, I noticed this little bugger sunning itself on one of the bridges over a muddy area.  I’m super stoked I managed to catch its tongue scenting the air!

 

Snake

 

Keep your eyes peeled while you hike, folks.  It’s easy to miss little snakes like this that come out to sun themselves in the middle of trails.

 

 

Until next time…

 

[^_^]

 

~A.M.

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Beach Finds

Posted on April 27, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

This past Thursday, I woke up early and went over to the beach since the tide was going to be out.  My walk started off pretty good.  It was cold, but the beach was deserted.  On my way back to my car, I happened across something rather disturbing that had washed up onto the beach, wrapped up in seaweed.  Now, I won’t tell folks what it was because I, myself would like to forget I ever saw it, but let’s just say it wasn’t something native to the ocean, and it was sad to see.  [-_-]

 

Instead, let’s focus on some of the nice things I’ve come across while walking the beach.  Like this little dude…

 

Beach Snail

 

Keep an eye out for these little guys when you walk on a beach at low tide, folks.  Sometimes they’re hard to see, but it’s easier if you keep a lookout for their little trails.

 

 

I hope none of you ever come across what I came across last Thursday.

 

 

Until next time…

 

[-_-]

 

~A.M.

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Chickadee

Posted on March 16, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

It always amazes me how such a small bird as the chickadee can survive living in Maine during such cold winters.  They’re tough little birds, that’s for sure.  Maybe that’s why they’re Maine’s state bird.

 

Chickadee 1

Anyway, I saw something recently that I’d never seen before.  A chickadee basically mining for birdseed after a snowstorm.  He wasn’t just daintily pecking through the snow.  This little bird got right into the snow bank.

 

Chickadee 2 (In the snow)

I’ve never seen a bird do that before.  Kind of interesting.

 

 

Until next time…

 

[^_^]

 

~A.M.

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Ravens

Posted on February 23, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

It borders on strange how often (and how many) ravens decide to hang out in my front yard.  They arrive pretty much every single day, rain or shine.  Wind or snow.  They show up without fail when I throw out stale bread or cereal (they really like fruit loops!), but mostly they just hang around my front yard, picking at whatever falls on the ground from my bird feeders or the huge pine tree in my yard.

 

I managed to catch a shot of one raven hanging out on a branch.

 

Raven on a Pine Branch

 

Until next time…

 

[^_^]

 

~A.M.

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A Winter’s Worth Of Snow

Posted on February 9, 2015 | Leave a comment

It’s nothing out of the ordinary here in Maine to see a foot or more of snow fall in a single storm.  But it seems like we’ve been hit with an entire winter’s worth of snow in just a few weeks.  There’s been a storm almost every other day, dropping anywhere from five inches to over two feet of snow at once.  And cold… Don’t get me started on how cold it’s been.

 

Anyway, during the most recent storm that passed through my neck of the woods, I happened to look out my window and see a raven perched on a tree across the road.  I thought he (or she) looked pretty neat sitting at the peak of the tree with snow falling all around it.

 

Raven in a snowstorm

 

If you live in a region that doesn’t see snow on a regular basis (or at all), consider yourself lucky.  I could use some sun right about now.

 

 

Until next time…

 

~A.M.

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