Back to base

It was a rather quiet summer and fall, wildlife-wise, in Maine, and anyway I had an abundance of Pantanal things to show you, but now I am back at base camp, and I thought I’d dig out some favorite photos from the last few months at home before telling you about my most recent trip… to see bears!

Most of these photos don’t come with any particular story, they are just for you to enjoy.

Beaver
Broadwing Hawk
Male Ruby-throated hummingbird, his gorget catching the sun
Half-inch long Vestal Moth, or perhaps The Virgin, found asleep under a blade of grass
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Solomon’s Seal.
Common Yellowthroat, male
White Admiral
Beechdrops, a parasitic plant, has cleistogamous flowers, which never open, but self-fertilize internally.
Great Blue Heron, landing, en pointe
Bufo americanus, American toad.
Beaver backflip. Just after slapping its tail.
Canada Darner dragonfly
Garter Snake eying a dragonfly
Male Wood Duck in eclipse plumage with Painted Turtle
Clearwing Hummingbird Moth on wild bergamot

5 thoughts on “Back to base”

  1. What gorgeous captures…all of them! Both Beaver photos…especially the flipped feet, alert Hawk, gorgeous Hummingbird…what a beautiful photo of it’s wings, fluffy Moth, the Toad💕 shadow of the Heron and the Clearwing. I’d say that’s an exciting Summer!

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  2. Moira, I am speechless in response to the beauty you have captured with the eye of that camera of yours. Words are simply inadequate! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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