While ice fishing at Hermon Pond, I observed several bald eagles, there seems to be a good population of them hanging out around the pond.
Immature eagles keep their molted looking coloration for about five years. What a difference in appearance between a juvenile and an adult. It was really fun watching them in between fish landings.
Red Squirrels were abundant at Leonard’s Mill the other day. This one was busy licking sap from a tree branch. Folklore credits the red squirrel with teaching humans, Native Americans, with the fine art of maple syruping. The squirrel was most likely observed biting the tree branch or trunk, leaving, then returning later, after evaporation had concentrated the sugars, to lick up their treasure. Pretty clever critter!
Last summer I photographed this white-tailed doe deer apparently trying to safely cross some railroad tracks in Old Town.
Take care and be mindful of our wild Maine critters. We can still glean treasures from the lessons they teach.
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Be careful what you write Dave. We were harshly scolded by a Game Warden for “feeding” the Eagles on Pushaw after he observed one swoop down for a pickerel left out on the ice near one of our traps. No ticket, but a stern warning that it was not permitted to intentionally feed them or leave fish behind that would attract them.
Eagles are eating good on my lake, they are eating a dead beaver carcuss that is bait for the coyotes…
Got to watch out for those HOBO dear , they try to hitch rides on the trains ! I had 4 eagles cleaning up a dead deer carcass in the Gravel pit i worked in this fall . Got a close up photo of one , beautiful birds !
Nice photos, as always.