Nature: Our island is starting to make its winter adjustments
October is the month when you may get to see great numbers of black ducks on the salt water in our bays and harbors.
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Nature: Delicate birds are mighty travelers
These interesting, fragile birds weigh about one-tenth of an ounce, yet they migrate hundreds of miles and even more each year.
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Nature: New England is beautiful in fall
I was visiting with a friend at Seawall this week and there in front of us were two common cormorants drying their wings on the rocks not far away.
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Nature: Preparations for winter are being made
A piebald chickadee is visiting a Tremont feeder these days and my friend got a great photo of it.
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Nature: Revel in the sounds of the outdoors
There are certain sounds in nature that are really special to me.
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Nature: Treasures are found with the turn of each tide
Each month can be very exciting if you’re in tune with the natural world and pay attention to your surroundings, especially if you live on Mount Desert Island.
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Nature: Hard-to-discourage plant has some useful purposes
In some cultures, ancient Roman and Chinese, for example, physicians used horsetail plants to treat a lot of ailments.
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Nature: Prime hawk watching days are coming soon
Hawk watching is an activity in the bird world that you might like to participate in these fall days coming up.
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Nature: Gannets give flashy performances this time of year
Stay alert when you visit the Seawall area these August days for gannets have been seen diving for fish offshore. That is an exciting activity to watch.
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Nature: Unusual bird for MDI causes quite a stir
What is a brown booby? It sounds like something Dr. Seuss would write about. But there are birds called boobies, and a brown booby has been causing quite a bit of excitement in Maine recently.