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Views from Quoddy Head State Park
The snow and cold of winter are a fading memory and spring has arrived. It’s already mid May and the the days are getting longer and warmer. Out of state license plates have also arrived and are starting to appear around Lubec and surrounding areas. Today alone I’ve seen Pennsylvania, ...
Quilled critter on the move in Steuben
BDN Visuals Editor Brian Feulner caught this quilled critter with his lens over the weekend while it was on the move in Steuben at the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge.
Tom Hennessey: Decades of loving the outdoors captured in art
After 54 years with the BDN, Tom Hennessey is marking the official end of his career, which began in 1959 as an apprentice printer. We will miss Tom’s regular visits to the newsroom to ensure his art was properly scanned, that his column had successfully arrived to our computers through ...
Long-tailed ducks make for great photos
By Dave Small on Feb. 26, 2013, at 9:45 a.m.
The Quietside of Mount Desert Island was anything but quiet this weekend. My visit to Indian Point, Bass Harbor, Ship Harbor Trail, Seawall, Manset and Southwest Harbor was pleasant and rewarding. Several birds of varying species were available for observation, if not for photos. A little hiking and a little riding and a picnic ...
Chickadee, pileated woodpecker pose for photos
By Dave Small on Feb. 19, 2013, at 8:59 a.m.
Although I stayed close to home this past week, the local wildlife entertained me. Black-capped chickadees and tree sparrows were using my garage roof melt water for a bathing area. Lots of fun watching them for several minutes. I always appreciate having the University of Maine Forest trail network accessible within a few yards ...
Lucky ducks join Maine state bird as photo fodder
By Dave Small on Feb. 12, 2013, at 9:42 a.m.
I never tire of seeing and photographing the Maine state bird, the black-capped chickadee. Their antics provide nearly endless entertainment. I caught one in the University of Maine Forest that allowed me to get pretty close. It was traveling with a white-breasted nuthatch that also struck an interesting pose. A visit to Camden Harbor ...
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Chickadee
I captured this photo of a curious Chickadee during a winter afternoon at the Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden, Maine.
Steep, fast and long — Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge putting Olympic hopeful skiers to the test
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — In the Northeast there’s only one ski trail steep enough, fast enough and long enough to be sanctioned as an official downhill venue: Sugarloaf’s fabled Narrow Gauge. Last week, 100 of the East’s hottest young skiers put the trail to the test in a series of ...
Frigid weather doesn’t slow photo opportunities
By Dave Small on Feb. 05, 2013, at 9:41 a.m.
A couple of hikes on Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge led the way to some great outdoor Maine outings. First, a cold, windy hike over a transect trail through various forest growth types, out onto the meadow with a small group. The lavender bushes and mossy up-welling made trenches for blowing snow ...
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Views from Quoddy Head State Park
January went out with a roar today at Quoddy Head State Park. A coastal storm with winds and gusts above 50 miles per hour combined with a 1:43 PM high tide. The resulting ocean surge produced sea swells in excess of 20 feet and a spectacular display of natures fury ...
Seen any spiders on the snow?
By Dave Small on Jan. 29, 2013, at 1:09 p.m.
As we endure bitter cold, I’m thankful for warm clothes and great outdoor opportunities in Maine. During the warmer weather that preceded this cold snap, the snow had slushed up. Folks on the trail, no doubt seeking their vitamin “N”,” left slushy foot prints that quickly froze overnight, then were covered over by ...
‘Slice of light’ makes for great outdoor photos
By Dave Small on Jan. 22, 2013, at 9:37 a.m.
In recent years I have been progressively more fascinated with light filtering through the woods. Several times I’ve started collections of photos called “Slice of Light” with the intent of producing a DVD picture show with the same name. Usually, after reviewing the pics, I trash the entire production because the images simply do ...
Sea ducks pose for the camera
By Dave Small on Jan. 15, 2013, at 10:01 a.m.
A recent trip to the Quiet Side of MDI provided a few photo opportunities. Sunshine and a brisk cold wind made for an exciting outing. A jaunt around Ship HarborTrail in Bass Harbor showed up some great snowy panoramas, but the strong winds seemed to keep the critters at bay. Manset offered ...
Ring-necked pheasant an interesting photo subject
By Dave Small on Jan. 08, 2013, at 9:52 a.m.
I really like walking or snowshoeing in the woods after a snowfall. The evergreens are puffed with the cotton-white fresh snow. Here’s the rub, even the slightest breeze sends a basket load of cascading white toward my camera. Pros and cons, I guess. I continue to experiment with a combination of camera protection vs. ...
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Views from Quoddy Head State Park
At the easternmost location on the U.S. mainland, silhouetted in late afternoon light, West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine
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Views from Quoddy Head State Park
An overall vista at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine Sea smoke, Sail Rock back lit by sun rising over Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. The ocean and narrows here take on a boiling cauldron appearance around this time of year due to severe temperature differences between air and ocean,…the ...
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Sea smoke and Sail Rock back lit by sun rising over Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada.
I have spent quite a bit of time photographing this unique location, Quoddy Head State Park. There’s peaceful tranquility here combined with dynamic and captivating beauty consisting of land and seascape views in a constant state of environmental change. I researched a brief introductory prologue I call ; “Spirit Place” ...
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