A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
NO SKATES NEEDED: Jayne Winters, of South China, snapped this bald eagle on the China Lake ice.
GUARDING THE BERRIES: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, captured this male cardinal guarding the berries.
FALL SCENE: Susan Thiem, of Texas, a summer resident of China, captured this fall foliage scene last fall.
MMMM YUMMY: Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped this hummingbird enjoying the nectar of the flowers.
ENDURING: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton photographed this blue jay enduring the weather.
BLAZING SUNSET: Tina Richard, of Clinton, caught this blazing sunset last December.
MA’S SQUIRRELS: Susan White sent this photo of squirrels holding a feeding frenzy. They do this everyday, but have to clean up what’s on the ground as they can’t get to the bird feeders.
FROZEN CIRCLES: Barbara Lawe, of Fairfield, photographed the Kennebec River outside her home. What appears is an unexplained series of circles in the frozen ice.
SNOW SNACK: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this grey squirrel munching on a nut while peeking out of a snow bank.
REGULARS: Regular visitors to the home of Gary Kennedy, and his wife Julie, in Chelsea is this female red fox and her kits.
GUARDING THE CACHE: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this mourning dove guarding the bird feeder.
TALL ONE: Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed this tall common mullein growing in her backyard.
FALL REFLECTION: Merilee Kelly, of Palermo, captured this reflective fall scene on Branch Pond.
FOGGY SUNRISE: Andrew Pottle, of Palermo, photographed, on film, two ducks gliding in the water during a foggy sunrise on Branch Pond.
STRUTTING: This male cardinal seems to be displaying his best profile, recently captured by Pat Clark, of Palermo.
BLAZING SKY: Tina Richard, of Clinton, photographed this fiery sunset from her backyard.
COLORFUL SUNSET: Summer resident Susan Thiem, of Corpus Christi, Texas, snapped the beautiful colors and sunset on China Lake.
SOARING HIGH: Tina Richard, of Clinton, photographed this immature eagle flying high in the sky.
GUARDING THE FOOD: Pat Clark, of Palermo, captured this Baltimore Oriole standing guard at a suet feeder.
CHECKING THINGS OUT: Jayne Winters, of South China, snapped this deer in her backyard.
CHECKING OUT THE SCENERY: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed these cows checking out her sunflowers.
GRACKLEMANIA: Emily Poulin snapped this photo of three grackles who seem to be having a disagreement at the feeder.
OH, YEAH!? Emily Poulin, of South China, snapped this gold finch and tufted titmouse during a feeding confrontation.
DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT: Pat Clark, of Palermo, captured this sunrise.
THE GUARDIAN: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this bald eagle as it stands as a sentry.