A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
LEARNING THE ROPES: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this immature bald eagle perched on a rock while looking for fish to catch.
PEEK-A-BOO: Jayne Winters, of South China, captured this squirrel peering out of a snow bank last winter.
OLD FRIENDS: Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed this male cardinal, and blue jay friends, last winter.
SITTING PRETTY: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this female cardinal perched on some bushes.
UGLY!!: Lindy Sklover, of Vassalboro, snapped this grasshopper-looking insect recently.
REMINDER OF SUMMER PAST: Judy Mathiau, of Vassalboro, snapped these colorful flowers last summer.
KEEPING WARM: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this blue jay trying to stay warm.
PALERMO SUNRISE: Ashley Wills, of Palermo, photographed this sunrise over Sheepscot Lake, in Palermo.
NO COMPLAINING, PLEASE: Emily Poulin, of South China, caught this gold finch as he seems to be complaining about the weather.
GLAD TO MEET YOU: Lindy Sklover, of Vassalboro, holds a gray tree frog she found recently.
NICE SCENERY: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped these sunflowers with a cow enjoying the scenery.
JUST PASSING THROUGH: James Poulin, of South China, photographed this salamander on a brick paver in his yard.
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.