For years, I have wanted to see the Atlantic Puffins that breed off the coast of Maine. Every summer for the past four of five years, I’ve said, “THIS is the year I am going to see the puffins.” At the end of the summer, I had to say, “Next year is THE year I Read More
birds
My Maine This Week: Jane Davis
“While out kayaking today in central Maine, I chanced upon this loon on a nest. I took a few quick photos with my telephoto lens (I wasn’t as close as it may appear), and quietly paddled away, so as to disturb her as little as possible. It was a beautiful day to be out on Read More
Creature Feature: Atlantic Puffin
The Atlantic Puffin is among the most recognizable birds, and one of Maine’s favorites. Did you know that their nickname is “clowns of the sea”?
Saving Canada’s Boreal Forest
by Scott Weidensaul and Jeffrey V. Wells New York Times op-ed STRETCHING from interior Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, and sandwiched between the prairies and the Arctic, North America’s boreal forest is a mind-boggling 1.5 billion acres in size — bigger even than the vast rain forests of the Brazilian Amazon or the Congo. And Read More
My Maine This Week: Richard Flanagan
“This photo was taken in my backyard in Fairfield. I call it, ‘Decisions! Decisions!’” —Photo by NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine. View more beautiful photos from Richard’s backyard in his My Maine This Week slideshow. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be Read More
Maine’s Other Amazing Tide: Migrating Birds
Maine is famous for its tides, gently coming and going across mudflats and estuaries and pushing back and forth over the rocky coast. But there’s another tide, one that would likely appear just as dramatic, if you could see it. It’s the great spring movement of North America’s migratory birds.
My Maine This Week: Tina Richard
“I captured this photo of a robin sitting on a frosty limb at Dunkin Donuts in Winslow, Maine, a few weeks ago.” —Photo by NRCM supporter Tina Richard of Clinton, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit Read More
Creature Feature: American Woodcock
To many Mainers, spring hasn’t officially arrived until we’ve heard the “peent” of a woodcock.
My Maine This Week: Bohemian Waxwings by Pam Wells
“A flock of Bohemian Waxwings visited our crab appletree recently. There were a lot of them. Such beautiful fruit eating birds. And a bit more colorful than the regular waxwings.” —Photo by NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine.
