Rio Lagartos on the Yucatan Peninsula offers plenty for birders.
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Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Rare pibald deer spotted in Falmouth
Sallie Gardner was able to take photographs of the spotted animal.
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Posted inNews, Outdoors, Sports
Who will rule the roost? The black-capped or the boreal chickadee?
Birding advocates ask Maine legislators to choose one or the other as the official state bird.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: A place for Bigfoot and Wessie
Check out the cryptids at Portland’s Cryptozoology Museum.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener, Source
The grass will grow under your feet whether you like it or not
And the new field guide ‘Grasses and Rushes of Maine’ will help you identify just what kind.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Watch: Attempted breaking and entering by owl in Old Orchard Beach
After hearing repeated loud crashes, an Old Orchard Beach resident found a large owl at her window peering in at her three parakeets.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shutdown’s toll on parks shows rangers should be deemed essential
For lack of visitor supervision, invaluable cultural and natural sites were trashed during the impasse.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Rescued hawk in ‘very serious’ condition with extensive frostbite damage
The rare great black hawk that drew crowds to a Portland park before it was rescued from a snowstorm this month has shown ‘significant deterioration’ at a rehabilitation center.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Whippoorwill’s call echoes over years
A recording played during a recent lecture brings back memories of a summer night on a Hollis farm.
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Rare hawk rescued in snowstorm is recovering, but will lose toe to frostbite
The bird was found Sunday in the snow under a cluster of trees in Deering Oaks.