May 24, 2026
My New Book Is Here
I am pleased to report that The Peregrine Falcon from Schiffer Books -- the folks who did such a beautiful…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
June 9, 2017
Monday Maine Mystery Answered
On Monday, I asked folks to ID the guy above — photographed in Mount Desert Island's Southwest Harbor last weekend.
I'm going to go with the answer provided by Forrest Munger and (mostly) Mary Kostus — Purple Finch.
Roger Tory Peterson once called it a “
I have to say that this guys is better looking than the occasional ones I see down here in winter (no offense to the ones we see around here.)
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Oh. Like the Infamous Turducken? Thanks!
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FM is a former resident of Allendale and Waldwick and wandered the Celery Farm many times with Rob Fanning last century.
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Oh wait that was not a title but an either or. Wonder who the mysterious Forrest Munger is.
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I like being called a forest munger. Thanks Jim.
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Oh. Like the Infamous Turducken? Thanks!
Forrest Munger
FM is a former resident of Allendale and Waldwick and wandered the Celery Farm many times with Rob Fanning last century.
Mary
Oh wait that was not a title but an either or. Wonder who the mysterious Forrest Munger is.
Mary
I like being called a forest munger. Thanks Jim.