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Black Capped
Chickadee
4"W
x 2"H
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The Maine State Bird
The brave and cheerful Chickadee
is our faithful friend during the long Maine winters.
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Cardinal
2"W x
5.5"H
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The Cardinal is a welcome visitor at Maine birdfeeders,
and a much loved bird all over the Eastern United
States. Their song and brilliant color are
breathtakingly beautiful.
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Swan
4"W
x 3.75"H
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The lovely swans, North America's largest water birds,
were once close to extinction, but are now making a
wonderful comeback
As pure white swans glide smoothly, almost suspended
above the water, they seem a divine presence in the
world.
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Loon w/
Chick
5"W
x 3.5"H
Loon w/
head down
5"W
x 3.5"H
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Sound and Soul of Maine's Lakes
Laughing call, mournful wail at night, graceful shape,
unique black and white patterns: the elegant Loon is
unforgettable.
Both Loons are doting parents, often carrying the chicks
on their backs. The bright red eye helps them see while
diving deep.
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Maine Coon Cat
3"W
x 3"H
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The legend that the Maine Coon Cat is a cross between a
wildcat and a raccoon was probably born as a typical
straight-faced Maine joke.
It must be true, though, that with it's fluffy tail and
muff this unusual cat evolved to flourish in our severe
Maine winters.
Our own coon cat, so sweet yet a bit wild, definitely
knows how decorative she is.
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Blue
Jay
2"W
x 5"H
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Known for it's raucous call and it's appetite at the
birdfeeder, the Blue Jay is startingly colorful once the
leaves drop in the Fall. Like the Chickadee, the Blue
Jay stays with us through the long, cold Maine winters.
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Maine Bull Moose
3.75"W x 6"H
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This Wayne Village Pottery ornament was inspired by a
visit from the village moose, who ambled up our driveway
to eat lilac buds, munch on the old Christmas tree, and
nose around our barn for a while. Looming large past our
windows that Sunday morning, she was at once majestic
and comical.
The moose evokes the wild spirit of Maine's woods,
swamps and lake shores.
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Mother Bear and Cub
3.5"W x 3"H
Mother Polar Bear and Cub
3.5"W x 3"H
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"...in wildness is the preservation of the World."
- Henry David Thoreau
Bears are revered as a symbol of courage.
The intelligent, resourceful Black Bear is the spirit of
the wild deep Maine woods, a place of transformation and
restoration.
The beautiful and powerful Polar Bear is now threatened
by global warming.
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Atlantic Puffin
2.5"W x 4"H
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Beloved for it's whimsical clown face, the Puffin is
found, in the U.S., only in Maine. A sea bird, it
returns to off-shore islands only to nest.
The Puffin was hunted almost to extinction but is now
being reestablished in Maine, thanks to the
Audubon
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