Seeing the influx of juvenile Purple Finches discovering our bird feeder each morning, I get another sign that birds are nesting, chicks are fledging, and juveniles are chowing down. Here are a few photos I took of momma birds doing their thing:
Canada Geese and a couple of youngsters at Berlin Pond. Others on the pond had larger groups of kids — makes one wonder what happened to the rest of this hatch.
A female Mallard at Ricker Pond with quite a group of chicks.
The state has an active loon program that places nesting sites (and warning signs for paddlers/boaters) on many ponds. Here is a floating platform at Ricker Pond being used. (Photo taken at very long range from opposite shore.)