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Monday, December 5, 2011

The Wonders of Pollination

Awe-inspiring video records the wonders of pollination. The film begins at 3 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqsXc_aefKI

Posted by Dan Nickerson at 4:05 PM 0 comments

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June 3, Hummingbird Courtship

While working in the garden a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird did its yo-yo-like courtship flight near a Solomon's Seal on which hummers were feeding. The "roar" of its wings caught my attention.

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

One of the many migrants seen from the Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch

Contact Dan

ravenwatcher@gmail.com

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Garnet Beauty Peach from the garden and FEDCO

Hybrid Brown-eyed Susan

Hybrid Brown-eyed Susan

Seeds Itself in the Garden

The Garden Monster

The Garden Monster

Zucchini Plant Looms over a Bed of Basil

From the Garden

From the Garden

Sarah Bernhardt Peony with Foxgloves

Bird Songs, Videos and More

Music of Nature Blog

Pond Lilies and Blue Flag

Pond Lilies and Blue Flag

Just Beginning to Bloom

Saw-whet Owl Heard from Merrill Road, Pownal, Maine

Saw-whet Owl Heard from Merrill Road, Pownal, Maine

Photo by Kirk Rogers

My Favorite "Ravenwatcher" Post Ever

Conversations with a Porcupine

Tied-for-First Favorite "Ravenwatcher" Post

Feral Golf Balls

The Freeze Begins

The Freeze Begins

November '09

Man and Beast

Moose Car Wash

Kavenagh Apple in Frost

Kavenagh Apple in Frost

Grafted onto EMLA 26 Rootstock, Spring 2009

Wood All Stacked for Next Winter

Wood All Stacked for Next Winter

To comment, to post sightings or to read other people's comments, click on "Comments" at end of the most recent blog entry. Other people's comments will appear there as well.

First Snow on Fall Crops

First Snow on Fall Crops

Foxgloves

Foxgloves

Undaunted by First Snowfall

"White Cloud" Crabapple

"White Cloud" Crabapple

Food for Lingering Robins

Striking Patterns on Rugosa Rose

Blueberries Ablaze

Blueberries Ablaze

Blog Archive

▼ 2011 (19)
- ▼ December (1)
  - The Wonders of Pollination
- ► October (1)
  - Thrush Identification
- ► August (2)
  - Paddling the Saco River at Bar Mills
  - Amazing Video of One of Maine's Favorite Birds
- ► July (2)
  - While Walking in the Woods...
  - "Toto, I've a feeling we are not in Maine any more...
- ► June (1)
  - Exploring the Rivers of Southern Maine
- ► May (2)
  - Plant It and They Will Come
  - Plum's the Word
- ► April (2)
  - N is for Nodhead
  - Spring in Maine
- ► March (4)
- ► February (3)
- ► January (1)
  - Coming in from the Storm

► 2010 (46)
- ► December (2)
  - Windows 1.0
  - Waiting for Winter
- ► November (2)
  - Exceptions to the Rule
  - The Siskins Are Coming, the Siskins Are Coming...!...
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Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Brighten Up a Shady Spot

Tepary Beans

Native Americans First Cultivated This Black Bean

About Me

Dan Nickerson: Freeport, Maine, United States; I live in the state of Maine in the very northeast of the United States of America bordering Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean. I inhabit an old farmhouse, built in 1860, and live on 3 acres of the original farm. Most of the formerly open land has grown up to woods, which support populations of deer, flying squirrels, red and gray squirrels, coyotes, fisher, weasels, foxes, mice, voles, shrews, bats, snowshoe hare, raccoons, porcupines and skunks. Larger birds include nesting barred owls, broad-winged hawks and ravens. I have seen 115 species of birds from my yard in the seven years we have lived here. A tiny pond and brook supports six species of frogs and toads, four species of salamanders and an occasional turtle. I raise some 30 fruit trees and shrubs, roses and ornamentals, vegetables, herbs and perennials in the center of the property and try to be a mindful steward also of the native plants which include 17 species of trees. We are located on a bird migration route which occasionally lends spectacle to an already remarkable landscape.

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Rugosa Rose

Rugosa Rose

Caution, Pollinators at Work!

Click on "Field Notes" below to check out Derek's awesome photos of a rarely seen Least Bittern catching a pickerel.

Unique Hunting Strategy

Unique Hunting Strategy

Least Bittern

Derek's Blog: Least Bittern

Field Notes

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Kirk Rogers Photo

Red-tail in Flight

Red-tail in Flight

Kirk Rogers Photo

Hawk Watchers Bradbury Mountain

Hawk Watchers Bradbury Mountain

Hawk Watch Begins March 15

Vermi-Composting

Vermi-Composting

Freeport Library 6:30 March 16

Osprey by Kirk Rogers

Osprey by Kirk Rogers

Common Migrant Over Bradbury Mountain

Locovoracious

Latest locavore treat: Enjoying Pear Sauce from the freezer. Pears from Pleasant Pond Orchard roasted on a cookie sheet in oven and put through a food mill. Really yummy on cold cereal or mixed with plain yogurt. Or just "straight up". No sweetener necessary.

Feeder Birds

Photos by Kirk Rogers
http://www.kiroastro.com

White-Breasted Nuthatch

White-Breasted Nuthatch

The "Upside-Down Bird"

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Favorite Links

Derek's Birding Blog: Field Notes
Fedco Seeds
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
Kirk Rogers' A Shot in the Dark: Astro Photos and Bird Images
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
National Weather Service Forecast, Portland, ME, USA

Derek's Barred Owl

Derek's Barred Owl

FEDCO TREES

FEDCO TREES

Good Browse for Humans

More Trees from the North

More Trees from the North

John Bunker's Book

John Bunker's Book

Available from FEDCO

Cast of Characters

People who appear in this blog:

Bradbury Mountain Hawk Watch

Bradbury Mountain Hawk Watch

Beth and Derek on the Summit

Lionel Quirion

Lionel Quirion

Hawk-watcher Extraordinaire

Lynn, Beth and Elaine (Mom)

Lynn, Beth and Elaine (Mom)

Crossword Puzzlers Extraordinaires

Superweeders

Superweeders

Carol and Karen

Kirk Rogers

Generously Loans Ravenwatcher Bird Images

Blackberry Vines

Blackberry Vines

November 2009

Poplars Survive

Poplars Survive

Wet Snow February 2009

White Pine

White Pine

The Quiet Colors of Fall

Jewett's Field

Jewett's Field

August 2008

The Beauty of Maine

The Beauty of Maine

Pemadumcook Sunset

July 12, 2008

July 12, 2008

Gulf of Maine (Doug Suitor photo)

Roses in Bloom

Roses in Bloom

Rosa "Prairie Princess"

Early Spring

Early Spring

Smith Lane Brook

Ice Storm, Adirondacks, March '08

Ice Storm, Adirondacks, March '08

Ancient Apples

Sugar Maple in Frost

Sugar Maple in Frost

January '08

October Garden

Food for the Vagrant Robins

Food for the Vagrant Robins

Zumi Crabapple

Books and References

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver
Not Far from the Tree--a Brief History of the Apples and the Orchards of Palermo, Maine, 1804-2004 by John Bunker
The Apple Grower, by Michael Phillips
Bird Behavior, by Donald and Lillian Stokes
Ravens in Winter, by Bernd Heinrich
Mind of the Raven, by Bernd Heinrich