Welcome back to our series on wildlife photography, “Through the Lens with Nick Leadley.” A professional wildlife photographer and Maine Guide, Nick is writing about a different aspect of wildlife photography each month to help you improve your skills and capture the best images of birds and nature. Enjoy! I always enjoy figuring out how […]
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Maine’s Naturalist: Following Fishers
Over the coming months, Maine Audubon will feature posts by guest writers � including participants in the Maine Master Naturalist Program � on wildlife and naturalist topics. If you’d like to explore contributing a post, send an email to outreach@maineaudubon.org. As part of the Maine Master Naturalist program, we focus on monthly fields of interest, […]
Where Are The Birds? Winter 2018/19
One of my favorite things about being a naturalist is the feeling of being “in tune” with nature. That ability to look at which plants are blooming, or hear which birds are singing, and know exactly what season, month, or maybe even week it is. (You know, like when you see snow on the ground […]
Maine Naturalist Network: Fox at the Feeders
Over the coming months, Maine Audubon will feature posts by guest writers — including participants in the Maine Master Naturalist Program�– on wildlife and naturalist topics. If you’d like to explore contributing a post, send an email to outreach@maineaudubon.org. On January 28, I was sitting in my friend’s sun porch off Route 88 in Falmouth, […]
The Great Backyard Bird Count — This Weekend!
Got an extra 15 minutes for birds this weekend? If so, you’ve got time to join the Great Backyard Bird Count! This free, fun, and easy event is open to bird watchers of all ages and helps create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. All you need to do is count birds for as little […]
Through the Lens with Nick Leadley: Introduction
Maine Audubon is proud to introduce you to our new series on wildlife photography Through the Lens with Nick Leadley. Each month Nick, a professional wildlife photographer and Maine Guide, will write about a different aspect of wildlife photography to help you improve your skills and capture the best images of birds. Enjoy! It’s a […]
The Great Black Hawk: What Happens Now?
As you may have heard, Portland’s famous Great Black Hawk has been taken to a rehabilitation facility after being found on the ground in Deering Oaks Park during this weekend’s cold snap and snowstorm. The bird is receiving excellent care at Avian Haven in Freedom, though there is still much uncertainty about the hawk’s injuries […]
Momentos Naturales! “Nature Moments” Takes Root in Colombia
Nat Wheelwright’s beloved “Nature Moments” video series was so well-received, he and his wife, Bowdoin professor Genie Wheelwright, decided to take the show on the road — to South America! As part of a Fulbright program this fall, Nat worked with students in Colombia to develop a new suite of Momentos Naturales — “short videos […]
What Are Maine Insects Doing in the Winter?
One of the small consolations of living through a cold, dark Maine winter is that, hey, at least we’re not getting bitten by mosquitoes! There are thousands of “bug” species in Maine. You see them all over in the spring and summer — bees, mosquitoes, flies, and dragonflies zip through the air, ants and beetles […]