Daily Archives: October 29, 2023

Maine! Bittersweet

On October 29, 2023 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - autumn, close up, flowers, fruit, Laudholm Farm, macro, Maine, nature, OM eM5111 and 12-45mm Pro

Almost everything about bittersweet is bittersweet. There are two bittersweets…American and Oriental. Most of what we have in Maine is Oriental Bittersweet, a clinging, climbing, invasive plant that smothers its hosts and can even bring down full grown trees. We have a vine in our yard that reaches the very top of a tall pine, and is 8 inches in diameter at eye level. Still the berries are pretty, and are eaten by at least a few birds. OM Systems OMD EM5Mkiii with 12-45mm zoom at 90mm equivalent. Macro scene mode. Processed in Pixelmator Pro.

Maine! Mockingbird in bittersweet

On October 29, 2023 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - birds, fall, fruit, Laudholm Farm, Maine, nature, OM-1 & 100-400mm

Northern Mockingbird: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — Somehow I have not seen a lot of Mockingbirds this year. We have had none in our yard, and I have only seen one other besides this one, enjoying the bittersweet berries as they ripen. I was happy to see it eating bittersweet…I did not think anything ate the berries of this vine, and there is always an abundance of bittersweet. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and assembled in FrameMagic.