The Blue Bird
of Happiness

Blue Bird!

Blue Bird!

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Robin robin1.jpg (18272 bytes)
Blue Heron
1998
by the pond
eating my koi
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Blue Heron
2001
in a tree
(pas de koi)
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Phoebes

They're under
the barn
every year
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Blurry black capped
chickadee in
the house
that Lynda made
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This is a
Tree Frog
(click to hear him)

as opposed to

Spring Peepers
(click to hear many)

One Peeper
(click to hear one)

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4'
Eastern Water Snake

(like to eat frogs)

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But maybe not
BIG Bull Frogs
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Look!
A Bat
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Many deer deer.jpg (12404 bytes)
A nest in the front garden was attacked by bees

Can you see the yellow jacket by his arm?

The babies had to crawl out and made a new nest

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Here they are all snuggled together

That one on the right wasn't too happy with my camera...

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With Pebbles help, I found out who's living under the tack room...

our own
ground hog/
woodchuck!

We're set
for Feb. 2nd

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Black Bear!
1998
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Stony weighs
85 pounds
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Bears 2002
(unseen so far)
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Green Heron kingfisher.jpg (4639 bytes)
 

7/2002
Flock of baby
Turkeys!

They've taken to napping under the pine tree in the back yard.

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Their daily walks
down the driveway
drive the dogs
NUTS!
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Squirrel Proof darnit.jpg (20587 bytes)
Peanut Butter for the blue birds... peanutbutter.jpg (18105 bytes)
Looks like Mrs. Cottontail is at it again mommabunny.jpg (18976 bytes)
Goldfinch goldfinch.jpg (16573 bytes)
WOOD DUCKS!!!

The mallards were not happy
at all

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Learn about the Ducks from the Morgans CLICK HERE
I walk in to the living room and hear a loud metallic
tap tap tap tap
tap tap tap tap
tap tap tap tap

which woodpecker is it?
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Black squirrels, turkeys and mallards all LOVE
bird seed.
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This song sparrow has been attaking out den window for months. songsparrow.jpg (11266 bytes)
Blurry scarlet tanager! scarlettanager.jpg (67188 bytes)
Napping turkeys

(really from Fall 2002 but I just found it.)

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All photos by Alice More to come!

BTW, the peeper sounds are famous!  They are being used by the Maine DEP at
http://janus.state.me.us/dep/blwq/doceducation/earthday2000/index.htm or
http://www.state.me.us/dep/jeeperspeepers/  and
http://janus.state.me.us/dep/blwq/doceducation/earthday2000/credits.htm