A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
PURPLE SKY: Ashley Wills, of Palermo, photographed this purple sky.
JUST PASSING THROUGH: Lindy Sklover captured these ducks swimming past the dock.
PICKING UP THE SCRAPS: Val Baker caught these eagles picking at dead fish on the ice last winter.
FIRE IN THE SKY: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this fiery sunset.
IT’S HARVEST TIME: Gary Mazoki and Marty Holzer, of Palermo, snapped this photo of garlic hanging in the barn.
MAY FLOWERS: James Poulin, of South China, captured these flowers back in May.
CHECKING IT OUT: Emily Poulin, of South China, photographed this female amberwing dragonfly.
PLAY TIME: Gary Kennedy, of Chelsea, sent this photo of a mother fox out playing with her pups.
FAMILY STROLL: Dominique Eldridge caught this family of Canada Geese floating in the water.
FOG ON THE WATER: Andrew Pottle, of Palermo, captured this early morning fog on Branch Pond.
SWEET NECTAR: Barbara Warren, of Benton Falls, photographed this Swallowtail butterfly feeding on a branch of honeysuckle.
THREE’S COMPANY: Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped these grackles positioning themselves to attack a feeder.
IT’S HAY SEASON: Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, captured this farmer in the middle of haying season.
IMMATURE: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this immature bald eagle scoping out the lake.
BLUEBIRD: Tina Richard, of Clinton, snapped this bluebird perched on a tree branch.
HMM HMM GOOD: Emily Poulin, of South China, photographed this hummingbird enjoying the nectar.
AM I SCARING YOU?: Eli Cates, of China, caught this bald eagle acting aggressively toward the camera while on the Priest Hill Rd., in Vassalboro.
IT’S ALL MINE: This bald eagle was snapped by Val Baker, of China, as it seems to be protecting its fare.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU: Pat Clark, of Palermo, caught this Indigo Bunting at a feeding station.
EGGS BY THE DOZENS: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this photo of polliwog eggs during one of her recent walks.
RED HEAD: Emily Poulin, of South China, recently photographed this male cardinal.
WAITING PATIENTLY: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this female cardinal perched on a branch.
BLUE BIRD: Tina Richard, of Clinton, photographed this bluebird sitting on an old cut off branch in a tree.
COLORFUL ‘SHROOMS: Emily Poulin, of South China, captured these colorful mushrooms.
HANGIN’ OUT: Emily Poulin, of South China, photographed this loon hanging out in the lake.
JUST PASSING THROUGH: Bonnie Squiers captured this deer trotting through the backyard with one hoof on the ground.
SEEING DOUBLE: Deborah Guzelian snapped this double rainbow recently over the lake.
KEEPING WATCH: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this immature bald eagle keeping a watchful eye.
BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT: Pat Clark, of Palermo, captured this early sunrise last fall.
IT’S MINE: Emily Poulin, of South China, photographed this gold finch seemingly challenging the tufted titmouse at the feeder.