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Wild Western Maine

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Some birds sitting on our railing getting used to the new and recent snow this morning. (Photo by Gil Riley/Wilton)
These guys have been working on ‘opening’ the pumpkin on our front steps for a couple of nights and they finally got inside and had a feast on the ‘innards’ last night. (Photo by Karen & Josie Pease/Lexington Township)
Male mallards have a disadvantage when it comes to hiding from cameras and predators. It’s almost impossible to make a bright green head disappear in dry grass. (© jane naliboff photo/Vienna)
We all like to eat a little more than we should on Thanksgiving Day! (Photo by Jim Knox/Wilton)
I took a nice Sunday drive yesterday and, among the stops, was Smalls Falls. I feel truly fortunate to live, work and play in Franklin County. (Photo by Muriel Armstrong/Farmington)
I went to Sebasticook Lake in Newport to photograph some ducks and found this Great Blue Heron near the shoreline. (Photo by Steve Muise/Farmington)
The sunset from the Wilton Town Office on Nov. 15. (Photo by Paul Montague)
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  1. The two birds in Gil Riley’s photo are pine grosbeaks. I’ve seen one on Holley Road about two weeks ago, and Donna Bogardus and I “rescued” another that was on the ground in Blue Hill apts. Apparently it had been indulging in some fermented fruit and was a bit tipsy; vulnerable to roaming cats that should be on a leash or indoors where healthy and happy cats belong. “Pineys”, as bird people call them, are a northern species of grobeak and are very tamish and classy birds; the winter call is a 2 or 3-syllable clear, sweet whistle. Their movements in the winter are a bit nomadish, and this year they seem to be a bit early. They look very nice perched on one’s christmas tree.

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