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Little Bruce (left) appears to have the beginnings of some nice long crest feathers. Big Bruce (right) has a stunted crest, a black patch behind his eye and some new tail feathers growing in. Both birds might qualify as a "hot mess."

Speaking of Nature: Like father, like son: Big and Little Bruce

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteOctober 11, 2022

I snapped this photo of Picky Pete as he paused to eat a seed that finally met his exacting standards. He actually dropped down into the long grass to retrieve this particular morsel.

Speaking of Nature: The tale of Picky Pete

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteSeptember 27, 2022

With the soft, creamy colors of meadow grasses in the background, this first-year juvenile blackpoll warbler posed for a photo next to a cluster of absolutely exquisite silky dogwood berries.

Speaking of Nature: The blackpoll warbler: Yet another gift from the gods

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteSeptember 20, 2022

I photographed this first-year female black-throated green warbler while sitting in my Thinking Chair last weekend. An adult male would have similar markings, but his throat would be covered with dark black feathers.

Speaking of Nature: The Black-throated green warbler: An autumn traveler

by Bill Danielson For the RecorderSeptember 13, 2022

An Atlantic puffin stands next to its burrow, marked No. 47, on Eastern Egg Rock off the coast of Maine.

Earth Matters: Inclusivity becomes reality at a Maine camp

by Meghadeepa Maity For the GazetteSeptember 6, 2022

The mantis (on the left) is standing its ground against this male northern cardinal. The insect has its arms and wings raised in an attempt to look big and scary, but 0.2 seconds later the cardinal delivered a bite that spelled the beginning of the end for the mantis.

Speaking of Nature: Cardinal vs. mantis

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteAugust 30, 2022

This juvenile yellow-bellied flycatcher was identified by its bold eye ring, the bold yellowish bars on its wings and its general yellow appearance. Other flycatchers may have yellow accents, but not over the entire body.

Speaking of Nature: A bird that I had never seen before

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteAugust 23, 2022

The brick-red eyes, “furry” golden-brown body and large black “spikes” make this common cluster fly easy to recognize.

Speaking of Nature: The common cluster fly — Please stay outside!

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteAugust 9, 2022

In Sicily, this adult black-winged stilt flew in lazy circles over my head until I was able to capture this photo. Look at those legs!

Speaking of Nature: Two gods, two rewards

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteJuly 26, 2022

A worm-eating warbler.

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An eagle eye on the birds: Fish & Wildlife experts banding feathered friends to track populations

by Emily Thurlow Staff WriterJuly 23, 2022