A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
MOVING OUT: Tina Richard, of Clinton, caught this fledged eaglet on the ground near her favorite walking trail, in Winslow.
NIGHT OWL: Jean and Bill Roseman snapped this owl near a camp on Sheepscot Lake.
SIGHTSEEING: This blue heron was photographed by Michael Bilinsky, in China Village.
GOT AN ITCH?: While walking her favorite trail in Winslow, Tina Richard, of Clinton, captured this eagle taking care of an itch.
FREQUENT VISITORS: Rachel and Will Kahn, of the Neck Rd., in China, have had these two porcupines visiting them for the past few weeks.
PLENTY OF ACTION (part 1): Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed a woodchuck crossing her backyard.
PLENTY OF ACTION (part 2): Pat Clark, of Palermo, also photographed this family of geese near a pond.
RETURNS: Janet Soucy snapped this one-footed duck at Pellerin’s Campground, on China Lake. She says it has returned the last four years, and they have named her Peggy Sue.
FAMILY TIME: Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed these young foxes behind her home.
FULL BLOOM: The peonies are in full bloom in Ann Austin’s gardens, in China.
HEAD ABOVE: This male mallard duck was snapped by Michael Bilinski, in China Village, recently.
ALL FOR ME?: Val Baker, of Weeks Mills, snapped this yellow-rumped warbler on a suet feeder.
BREATHTAKING SUNRISE: Janet Soucy captured this spectacular sunrise over China Lake, at Pellerin’s Campground.
CUTE GROUNDHOG: Britt Holmstrom-Salisbury photographed this groundhog in Benton Falls.
Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, photographed this sail boat on China Lake on one of the summer-like days the area experienced over the last week.
Eli Cates, sitting, with his younger brother Isaac, demonstrate what happens when you don’t buy your kids electronic devices. (Photo courtesy of Emily Cates)
THREE’S COMPANY: Tina Richard, of Clinton, snapped these deer feeding in her backyard.
STORMY SKIES: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, photographed this eery-looking sky above China Lake.
THE BIRDS!: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, caught these crows, flying over Waterville, looking to roost for the night.
FROZEN SUNSET: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, captured this sunset over a frozen China Lake.
COUNT THEM: Pat Clark, of Palermo, snapped these two dozen grackles in her back yard.
LONER: Betty Dunton, of Gardiner, photographed this bluebird on her deck.
MOM AND YOUNG: A doe with her little one in a bog, in Clinton, snapped by Tina Richard, of Clinton.
LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS: Willian van Wickler, of China, caught this owl sitting on a street sign at the entrance to his road.
SPRING CARDINAL: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, photographed this male cardinal perched in a tree.
BUSY CAMERA1: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, was busy with his camera recently, photographing a cardinal seeking food in the snow.
BUSY CAMERA2: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, was busy with his camera recently, photographing two mallard ducks trying to keep warm. They almost look like decoys.
WARM RAYS: Pat Clark, of Palermo, snapped this hawk soaking in some warming sun rays while perched in a tree.