A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!

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Give Us Your Best Shot! – To honor Independence Day for Thursday, July 3, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, June 26, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, June 19, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, May 1, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, April 24, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, March 13, 2025

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Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this wintering female Cardinal.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, March 6, 2025

Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this red-winged blackbird.

Gary Mazoki, of Palermo, snapped his dog Poe, smelling the flowers.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, January 2, 2025

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, December 12, 2024

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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.

Give Us Your Best Shot! for Thursday, September 12, 2024

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BRIGHT: Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped this bright sunflower recently.

LOOKING BACK: Jayne Winters, of South China, photographed this grosbeak as it seems to be looking over its shoulder.

SALUTE: Virginia Jones, of Palermo, captured this American flag waving in the morning fog.