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Intertidal moves on to different shores | Column
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (321+ words) This spring has been a particularly prolonged one. The pattern is the same as many years " it warms a bit, crocuses poke up and then it snows. Repeat. In a longing for color, I have been buying batch after batch…...
Hummingbirds" arrival has Mainers buzzing | Column
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (549+ words) At the end of April, the questions started coming: Where are the hummingbirds? Has anyone seen a hummingbird yet? On May 1, those social media posts transitioned into reports of sightings " from Milbridge, Rockport, South Hiram, Steep Falls. While red hummingbird…...
Let's talk about those myths about turkeys
1+ week, 1+ day ago (47+ words) They reasons some don't like wild turkey are not always valid....
There are many factors holding up warbler season
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (302+ words) Weather is a big reason why you are seeing, or not seeing, certain birds this spring....
Don't be fooled by that turkey in your yard
1+ week, 2+ day ago (94+ words) Wild turkey are well equipped for survival in the woods, which makes them difficult to hunt....
Maine beach access case carries huge implications for private property | Opinion
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (531+ words) You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Chris Kieser and Paige Gilliard are attorneys at Pacific Legal Foundation, a. .. You are able to gift 5 more articles…...
The days after Earth Day are just as important | Opinion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (22+ words) Mainers must call on our elected leaders and remind them that protecting America's public lands will make our country great....
In early spring, look forward to song of thrushes
2+ week, 4+ day ago (600+ words) Maine's top source for news and information. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles…...
Please keep feeding our wild birds | Letter
2+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) An April 17 letter to the editor stated that reducing the use of wild bird seed will reduce the tick population on our lawns, presumably out of a belief that the birds visiting an empty feeder will, instead, eat ticks. " Although…...
Do lobsters have brains? | Fact brief
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) Lobsters don't have a centralized brain. Instead, they have a decentralized nervous system made up of 15 ganglia " clusters of nerve cells " that control different parts of their body. According to the University of Maine's Lobster Institute, it is still "somewhat…...