In July of 2011 I had the pleasure to travel to Maine with my husband. My main objective was to photograph Atlantic puffins, but Maine has more than just puffins to offer the photographer.
We made three stops, Acadia National Park, Cutler and Greenville. Acadia National Park has many coastal views to capture, including of course its many lighthouses. Cutler is where you can take the only boat out to actually land on an island, Machias Seal Island, to photograph Atlantic puffins.
To my surprise though, I was greeted with wonderful photo ops to capture razorbills and common murres. Many times the weather can cancel the daily trips to the island, but we had the great fortune of two perfect weather days.
Staying in Greenville, I was able to have several mornings where I photographed moose and one of my favorite birds, the common loon.
To learn more about the details of traveling to Maine during this time please visit my July 2011 blogs entries, http://www.naturesportal.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html.
Below are just a few of the many images captured during my trip.
Bass Lighthouse- Acadia National Park
Razorbills
Atlantic Puffins
Flight of the Puffin
Moose
Common Loon
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Nancy Elwood
Nancy Elwood is a Florida based professional nature and wildlife photographer. Her interest in the natural world started as a child reading and watching National Geographic. After graduating from Florida State University School of Nursing, she developed her interest in photography travelling with several National Geographic photographers to Africa, Antarctica and the Falkland Islands. With them she started to hone her skills in capturing natures wonders through a camera lens. Nancy now, when not in the field, shows her work in juried art shows and runs photography workshops.
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