“This cute Northern Saw-whet Owl was hanging out on Munjoy Hill in Portland this weekend just in time for Halloween festivities. He safely flew away to a tree after this photo was taken.” Photo by NRCM staff member Kristin Jackson of Portland, Maine. Learn more about the Northern Saw-whet Owl in this Boothbay Register column, “The Invisible Owls,” by Read More
My Maine This Week
Each week, NRCM members and supporters submit their Maine photographs to be shared in our My Maine This Week website feature. We also share these photos on our website and social media. They are also considered for our Nature of Maine Calendar!
My Maine This Week Slideshow: Images by Callie Wronker
How did I get interested in nature photography? Well, I always liked being outdoors, especially in the woods, and I’ve always been interested in how things come together, whether it’s a garment (I used to make clothing), or a house (I bought a 70-acre woodlot in Waldoboro once upon a time and built my own Read More
My Maine This Week: Barbara Heap
Our thanks to NRCM supporter Barbara Heap of Readfield, Maine, who has been out enjoying the fall colors that have arrived here in Maine. Enjoy these beautiful autumn colors, and then head out to snap your own photos of Maine foliage. Do you have beautiful photos of Maine’s fall foliage, wildlife, or scenic Maine landscapes to Read More
My Maine This Week: Autumn Beauty by Kate Coupland
NRCM supporter Kate Coupland of Bristol, Maine, shares some of her gorgeous fall photos as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Thank you, Kate! Who else is ready for Maine’s magnificent fall foliage? Please share your photos with us and you could be featured on our website as an upcoming My Maine This Week. Do you have Read More
My Maine This Week: Don Drake
It’s getting to be that time of year again—fall foliage time in Maine! This photo of Megunticook Lake in Camden, in October a few years ago, was taken by Don Drake of St. Charles, Missouri. Thank you for sharing this photo with us, Don! Who else is ready for Maine’s magnificent fall colors? Please share Read More
My Maine This Week: Judy Berk
NRCM Advocacy Communications Director Judy Berk captured these photos recently near Northport, Maine. “At first I thought I saw a log. Then I thought it was a muskrat, but the fluffy tail wasn’t right. Squirrels swim. Who knew? I kid you not. Learn something new every day,” writes Judy. We’re not the only ones who Read More
My Maine This Week: Bar Harbor Summer by Linda Woods
“While in Bar Harbor for a recent summer weekend, my husband and I had some time for outdoor fun, and I took this shot. I was standing on Otter Cliffs at Acadia National Park when taking this photograph.” Photo by NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine See more beautiful Maine photos by Linda in Read More
My Maine This Week: Young Porcupine by Callie Wronker
“I saw this young porcupine sitting about 15 feet up in an oak tree at our place in Jefferson, Maine. I think it’s the same one I saw in late spring, sometimes on the ground and once or twice way out on oak branches eating the new foliage.” Photo by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Read More
My Maine This Week: Paul Johnson
“Lady’s Slippers were mentioned in your June enewsletter. They are quite common in northern Maine, especially the white ones. Pink ones are growing in my backyard in Oakland, where the threat to them is not picking by humans but eating by either squirrels, chipmunks, or deer, or maybe all three. Haven’t observed the violator(s) yet.” Photos taken Read More