Female pileated woodpecker in the woods behind the house. I think she was eating some hard boiled eggshells I dumped back there. Eggshells are good for female nesting birds, who need to replace the calcium.
#birding #mainebirds #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpeckers
Same ship.
Different day.
The cruise lines cannot be allowed to dictate our public health and environmental policy. We have the leverage. It’s time to use it.
www.pressherald.com/2026/04/25/p...
#cruiseships #Portland #Maine #MEpolitics #banscrubbers
The Moon, again.
#backyardastronomy #astrophotography
Venus and Jupiter and M13
#astrophotography
#backyardastronomy
Asperitas clouds seen over Pleasant Pond in Litchfield the other day.
#asperitas #asperitasundulatus #celestialphenomena #clouds #litchfield #maine #skyphotography #weather
#backyardastronomy #astrophotography
Corvus corax, common raven seen along a trail in Augusta today. They were being pestered by the local crows.
#birding #commonraven #corvuscorax #corvids #raven #wildlifephotography
When you get exactly two close up shots of a pair of rose breasted grosbeaks, but they're both looking in the opposite direction. 😂Oh well.
Green Point WMA, Dresden Maine 05/25/26
#birding #grosbeaks #mainebirds #rosebreastedgrosbeak
The cruise lines cannot be allowed to dictate our public health and environmental policy. We have the leverage. It's time to use it.
www.pressherald.com
Today in Portland
Holland America’s Zuiderdam cruise ship:
Dumping 45 metric tons of contaminated scrubber wash directly into Casco Bay per hour.
Destroying microorganisms, adding turbidity & acidity.
Not sure how a scrubber works?
youtu.be/dHW5UzVdTvI
#banscrubbers #MEpolitics
#cruiseships
