“I was looking for Native American artifacts along a farm field in North Fryeburg, Maine, when I heard the distinctive squawks of Sandhill Cranes coming from a nearby field. I went back to my truck for my camera and luckily I had brought a 150-600 mm lens with me that day. I put it on the camera and drove over to the field from which I heard the sounds. Knowing how furtive they can be, I got out of the truck and walked slowly toward them across the potato field. They were instantly aware of me, so I turned on the camera and took a few shots as they stood. Then I walked slowly toward them and took more shots as they took flight and cleared the tree line,” Tom McLaughlin of Lovell, Maine
Our thanks to Tom, a new photographer to our My Maine This Week web feature. What a treat to see these beautiful birds in flight. Thanks, Tom!
Do you have photos of Maine wildlife or our state’s beautiful landscape that you would like to share? Please send them along for us to share here on our website. We would love to see your Maine nature photographs, and know our website visitors would, too.
