A weekly display of the best pictures taken locally by our readers in Central Maine!
DUELING ROBINS: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, snapped these robins that seem to be quarreling over space.
MAJESTIC: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this majestic-looking bald eagle.
STANDING ROOM ONLY: Rick Lawrence captured these gold finches at a feeder.
FAMILY TIME (part 1): Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, was busy with his camera recently when he snapped three squirrels feeding together…
FAMILY TIME (part 2): …three chipmunks who look like they were trying to hide…
FAMILY TIME (part 3): …and a flock of Canada Geese cruising in the lake.
WILDLIFE AT ITS BEST (part 1): Jayne Winters, of South China, captured this raccoon hanging on to a tree.
WILDLIFE AT ITS BEST (part 2): Jayne Winters, of South China, had the rare opportunity to capture this bald eagle on the ground.
SIGN OF SPRING: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, recently photographed these pussy willows beginning to bud.
SPECTACULAR: John Gardner captured this gorgeous sunset recently.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, snapped this close up of a cedar waxwing.
LONESOME FINCH: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, photographed this lone gold finch on a suet feeder.
CHRISTMAS CARDINAL: Pat Clark, of Palermo, photographed this cardinal at Christmas time.
FIRST VISIT: Pat Clark, of Palermo, snapped this photo of the tracks of the Mt. Washington Cog Railroad on her first visit to the area.
LOOKING GOOD: Jayne Winters, of China, captured this Wooly Bear caterpillar last fall.
Stone carvings of fisherman at Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. (photo by Pat Clark, of Palermo)
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TRIP: Pat Clark, of Palermo, went on a trip to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in September 2019, as they tried to stay ahead of Hurricane Dorian. The Cabot Trail, was photographed on a gloomy day reminiscent of the Scottish/Irish coast.
This stone memorial in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, is to honor lost fishermen and a SwissAir flight that crashed near there in 1994. (photo by Pat Clark, of Palermo)
FALL VISITOR: Jayne Winters, of China, photographed this hermit thrush last summer at her feeder.
PICTURESQUE FOLIAGE: Pat Clark, of Palermo snapped this beaufiul fall scenery at Wyman Lake.
WELL FED: This male cardinal, captured by Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, looks as if it hasn’t missed many meals.
RESTFUL SPOT: Tina Richard, of Clinton, snapped this foliage photo during her walk, in Winslow. The view from there was “breath taking.”
FIRST MOOSE: Pat Clark, of Palermo, saw her first moose on a fall foliage trip this fall near Moxie Plantation.
PICTURESQUE: Jayne Winters, of South China, captured this picturesque spot on Back/Sheepscot River, in Boothbay, near Knickerkane Island.
SPECTACULAR: Stephanie Vinson, of China, photographed this spectacular sunrise over China Lake recently.
COLORFUL: Tina Richard, of Clinton, captured this fall foliage scene from the gazebo, in Fairfield.
PICTURESQUE: Tina Richard, of Clinton, captured this horse posing in front of some beautiful fall colors.
HMMMM!: Michael Bilinsky, of China Village, photographed this bird enjoying some orange nectar in his backyard.
ONE AT A TIME: Joan Chaffee, of Clinton, snapped this robin enjoying some berries from her Hawthorne tree.