Week of 5.5.14 All taken near or at sunset around Lake Opeche - Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Sunset

Common Mergansers on Opeche lake near O's Restaurant

At sunset tonight and another night this week, I saw this pair of Common Merganser's swimming near the Lake Opeche shore,  in front of  the O's Restaurant.  

Wells Beach

 Thursday, April 24th, I drove up to Wells Beach.  I had not been to the ocean in Maine for about 2 years, as I had talked myself out of going previously for one reason or another.  Finally, on Thursday, I just went.  I had a wonderful time.. the tide was out.. gathered some shells, walked the beach and took some pictures and just enjoyed the blue sky, and ocean sounds.. Even though it was a windy day, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.

Magnolia blossoms and squirrels

While I was visiting a friend in Watertown, Mass, I took a walk and came across this squirrel eating parts of these magnolia buds and blossoms on this hugh Magnolia tree in someone's front yard, fairly close to the road.  

White goose? blue goose? or white morph juvenile ?

Late this afternoon I saw a posting for a white snow goose, barnacle goose and other birds being seen at Sawyers Field in Gilford.. across from Beans and Greens.

Unfortunalely my camera battery died but I did manage to take 3 shots before this happened.. In the pictures below the coloring almost looks purplish and white.  

What do you see?  A white snow goose?, a Blue goose? or a white morph juvenile?

So far a person has responded and has ID'd this bird as a regular white snow goose juvenile.. From all of the images I have seen online, I think this fits..

Inside Light and shadows

Our Camera club assignment for our May meeting is using light.  This is an unedited shot of one of my cats.. while she snoozes in one of her favorite places.. the back of the stuffed chair.. the strong sunlight was highlighting her face and shadows cast from her ears.

April Sunrises and reflections over Paugus Bay