A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
BABY, IT’S HOT OUT HERE: Bonnie Squiers, of Windsor, snapped this bluebird trying to keep cool.
POSING PRETTY: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this rose breasted grosbeak recently.
PINK STORMY CLOUDS: Lindy Sklover, of Vassalboro, captured this photo of pink, threatening storm clouds.
SPOTTED SOMETHING: Tina Richard, of Clinton, snapped this photo of a bald eagle looking over the territory.
TAKING A STROLL: Mary Alice Boxall captured this bald eagle while going for a walk.
HIGH VANTAGE: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this bald eagle in a tree.
LUPINE SEASON ‘25: Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, photographed this lupines.
UP CLOSE: Barbara Doody took this selfie while holding a pileated woodpecker.
MORE LUPINES: Lindy Sklover, of Vassalboro, snapped these lupines in a field in South China.
SAILING THE SHEEPSCOT: Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, snapped this photo of sailboats on Sheepscot Lake.
THRASHER: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this brown thrasher.
CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF: Tina Richard, of Clinton, captured this eagle in flight.
STANDING TALL: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this robin guarding the bird feeder.
NESTING: Tina Richard, of Clinton, caught this killdeer getting ready to sit on the eggs on the edge of a corn field in Clinton.
LINING UP: These turkeys and Canada Geese, snapped by Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, are lined up, appearing ready to do battle like a Revolutionary War skirmish.
WATCHING SNOWFLAKES: Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped this red squirrel this past winter.
ANYBODY HOME?: Bonnie Squires photographed this bluebird last fall.
DON’T EAT IT ALL!: Barbara Doody captured these two pileated woodpeckers at a suet feeder.
Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this wintering female Cardinal.
Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this red-winged blackbird.
Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, snapped his dog Poe, smelling the flowers.
SUNRISE OVER PENOBSCOT BAY: Susan Lombard, of Clinton, captured this sunrise in November.
CURIOUS MANTIS: Joan. Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this praying mantis exploring her boots.
KEEPING A KEEN WATCH: Amy Boyer snapped this bald eagle as it peruses the countryside.
CARDINAL IN A TREE: Joan Austin, of China, snapped this photo of a male cardinal in a tree behind her home.
OCTOBER COLORS: Emily Poulin, of China, captured the turning foliage last October.
REFLECTIONS: Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, photographed the northern lights last August.