Lily, Class of 2021 “You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.” —Joan Miro
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I’m planting a white rose garden!”Bolero” Floribunda Rose
©2021, sarah beard buckley
"The perfect rose inside and out, Bolero delivers an outstanding performance in the garden as well as provides stunning cut flowers to bring inside. Bolero’s romantic clusters of heavily petaled, white flowers are blessed with an extraordinarily strong fragrance of traditional rose mixed with tropical fruit. Disease resistant, glossy leaves, and a tidy growth habit make this compact Floribunda perfect for anywhere in your garden. Don’t miss out on this prolific blooming rose!" Heirloom Roses. #inmygarden
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Red Bellied Woodpecker
6.10.2021
Cape Elizabeth, Me
©2021, sarah beard buckley
I always hear them first!
“Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that's mostly black on the back with big white wing patches. Learn the Red-bellied's rolling call and you’ll notice these birds everywhere."
The Cornell Lab/All About Birds
"Apparently the species was declining in some northern areas during the first half of the 20th century, but in recent decades the trend has reversed and it has extended its range to the north. Overall population seems stable or may be increasing slightly." Audubon.
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The 2021 Graduates !!!
Muhlenberg College
#classof2021 #muhlenbergcollege #muhlenbergclassof2021 #collegelife #graduation #canonusa
Cape May Warbler
Male
Cape Elizabeth, ME
5.20.2021
©2021, sarah beard buckley
"Among the dazzling cohort of spring warblers, the first Cape May Warbler to arrive is a balm: its mossy green back, tiger-striped breast, and chestnut cheek patch make it unlike any other warbler. During the breeding season, the species lives remote from most human observers, in northern spruce-fir forests, where its nesting success is tied to its chief food, the spruce budworm caterpillar. These unusual warblers have specially shaped tongues that allow them to sip nectar from tropical flowers in winter—and sometimes from hummingbird feeders.
On breeding grounds, Cape May Warblers are locally common in spruce-fir forests, where they spend most of the day foraging high in the trees. Listen for males singing their high-pitched songs (be aware it’s quite similar to Bay-breasted Warbler’s song). During migration, the species is relatively common in the East, in many wooded habitats (and especially around planted spruces, in keeping with their summer habitat). It’s rare west of the Mississippi River. Most Cape May Warblers winter in the Caribbean, in lush habitats with plenty of insects and flowers.
Migration
Resident to long-distance migrant. Most populations migrate; some go short distances and others journey all the way from northern Canada to Central America. Some populations in the southern United States and Mexico stay in place year-round. Many individuals that winter in Central America fly across the Gulf of Mexico on their way north in the spring.”
The Cornell Lab/All About Birds.”
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Common Yellowthroat (Warbler)
Female
Cape Elizabeth, ME
5.20.2021
©2021, sarah beard buckley
"A broad black mask lends a touch of highwayman’s mystique to the male Common Yellowthroat. Look for these furtive, yellow-and-olive warblers skulking through tangled vegetation, often at the edges of marshes and wetlands. Females lack the mask and are much browner, though they usually show a hint of warm yellow at the throat. Yellowthroats are vocal birds, and both their witchety-witchety-witchety songs and distinctive call notes help reveal the presence of this, one of our most numerous warblers.
Migration
Resident to long-distance migrant. Most populations migrate; some go short distances and others journey all the way from northern Canada to Central America. Some populations in the southern United States and Mexico stay in place year-round. Many individuals that winter in Central America fly across the Gulf of Mexico on their way north in the spring.”
The Cornell Lab/All About Birds
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#Veery
Cape Elizabeth, ME
5.17.2021
©2021, sarah beard buckley
"This small forest thrush gets its name from the cascade of “veer” notes that make up its ethereal, reedy song—a common sound at dusk and dawn in summer in the damp northern woods. Most Veeries are a warm cinnamon brown above, with delicate spots on the throat; though far northwestern and northeastern populations are darker brown. These birds hop through the forest understory as they forage for insects and fruit. They spend winters in South America.
Migration
Virtually the entire Veery population migrates from breeding grounds in Canada and the northern U.S., across the Gulf of Mexico, through the Yucatán Peninsula and Central America, to wintering grounds in South America.”
The Cornell Lab/All About Birds #birdsofinstagram #naturelovers #naturephotography #birdphotography #maine #lovemaine #mainewoods #birdmigration #canonusa #1birdshot #womenwildlifephotographers
Great Horned Owlets
aka Cuties!
Portland, ME
5.14.2021
©2021, sarah beard buckley
"With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics."
The Cornell Lab/All About Birds
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This year I hope to put more native plants and trees in my landscape. It’s so important to our native flora & fauna.
This is an Allegheny Serviceberry I photographed when I was out looking for migratory birds. The blooms remind me of fairies.
Allegheny Serviceberry
©2021, Sarah beard buckley
5.9.2021
"Allegheny serviceberry is a small native understory tree with four-season interest. The early white spring flowers, outstanding orange-red fall color, and striking gray bark make it a lovely specimen for any landscape. The edible purplish-black fruit in late summer is attractive to many birds.”
The Morton Arboretum
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A first for me, and of all places, spotted at the top of my pear tree. Here one minute, and gone the next. A tiny lovely bird.
Nashville Warbler
5.3.2021
Cape Elizabeth, ME
©2021, sarah beard buckley
#nashvillewarbler #birdmigration
"The Nashville Warbler is a boisterous yellow songster with a striking, big-eyed look thanks to a white eyering that contrasts sharply with its gray hood. Nashville Warblers are fun to watch as they teeter on the ends of leaves and branches searching for food. Despite their name, Nashville Warblers are only found in Tennessee during migration. Look for them in shrubby tangles and regrowing forests—a habitat preference that has helped this species remain fairly common even as other songbirds have declined in number.
Nashville Warblers don't breed anywhere near Nashville, Tennessee, although they do migrate through. The species got its name because Nashville was where Alexander Wilson first saw it, in 1811, and went on to name it."
The Cornell Labs/All About Birds
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A little daffodil sunshine on an otherwise dreary day.
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Maine Ibis in Flight
Digital Painting/Photographic Collage
©2020 sarah beard buckley #ibis #mainebirds #fineartphotography #colors #art #creativity #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting
A lovely day to celebrate the earth and it’s majesty. Happy Earth Day! Photographed on 4.20.2021.
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