⚫️🖤 . . . #eclipse #maine #blackholesun
🖤 . . . . . . #eclipse #maine #katahdin #totality #blackholesun
I am delighted & proud to present … Meet the Neighbors! . . . Songbirds using syntax, bumblebee emotions, fish recognizing themselves in mirrors, and on and on: It’s truly a marvelous moment for research into the minds of other speci
One last snowstorm. . This reminds me of reading that brightly colored bird eyes may have evolved for communication: The contrast between vibrant sclera and jet-black pupils allows for gaze direction to be easily discerned, which is particularly usef
A few years ago my friend & sister @theblessingtawengwa founded the Christmas Joy project. The mission: to throw Christmas parties for people in Zimbabwe who wouldn’t otherwise have one. . After a pandemic hiatus, Christmas Joy is back! Fro
Thankful for 🦃🦃🦃 . . . #thanksgiving #thanksgivingturkey #wildturkeys #turkeysofinstagram #nature #maine
Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar on a blanket season. . . . #autumn #milkweedtussockmoth #caterpillarsofinstagram #mmmmcolors
Asleep in a constellation of apples. . . . #porcupinesofinstagram #apples #maine #animals #zzz #nature #peaceridgesanctuary
A salt marsh caterpillar off to make a coccoon in some safe, quiet spot beneath a fallen leaf. There he'll overwinter before emerging as a moth next spring.
. . . #saltmarshcaterpillar #loveyourleaflitter #EstigmeneAcrea #nature #photography #caterpi
🦝💚🦝 . . . . . #raccoons #animals #buddies #theworldisabigandscaryplacebutabuddymakesitbetter
On the shortest day of the year, the last sunbeams from the longest day of the year. (Desktop background download for maximum light exposure: tinyurl.com/4wxk6wwx ) #wintersolstice #summersolstice #maximumsunshine #stareatthesun #returnofthesun #p
"It's okay to eat dessert before dinner," says Rhodora, whose flowers emerge before their leaves. . . . #rhodora #rhododendroncanadense #spring #maine #nature #dessertbeforedinner
. . . . . #treeswallow #swallowsofinstagram #birds #nature #spring #maine #beingsoflightandgrace
Oh to be as dignified as a frog . . . #frogsofinstagram #frog #haiku #nature #maine #spring #bignight #pickerelfrog #woodfrog #springpeeper #graytreefrog #dignifiedasafrog
In early spring, northern flickers gather at the neighborhood perching tree to catch up on winter news and discuss such weighty questions as, why are they not more universally celebrated for their beauty? . . . #northernflicker #flickersofinstagram #
A favorite sign of spring: the slow spirals of turkey vulture tribes returning north on the wind 🖤 . #turkeyvultures #vultures #vulturesofinstagram #spring #migration #maine #nature #turningandturninginthewideninggyre

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