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Photos of the week: May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026 | Photos of the Week

A bittern fishes in open water, making no effort to be elusive, in Lincoln at Beaver Pond on Downingsville Road. Bitterns are known to hide in rushes by sticking their necks straight up to look like a stick. Photo by Dale Cockrell
Independent photo/John S. McCright
This year Mother’s Day and Goose’s Day coincided in Lincoln. Mama Goose made it special when she took her new family out for their first foray into the pond world. Photo by Dave Cockrell.

Spring is in full swing, as was this wobbly chestnut-sided warbler seen crooning away off Downingsville Road in Lincoln last week. Photo courtesy of Dale Cockrell.
Great blue heron by Matthew Dickerson
Summer Tanager by Matthew Dickerson

Swainson’s thrush by Matthew Dickerson

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