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Winter Wildlife at the Maine Wildlife Park Photos

Photos by: Deb Plengey

The Barred owls are housed indoors for the winter.
The Barred owls are housed indoors for the winter.

Our raccoon enjoys a sunny day at the park.
Our raccoon enjoys a sunny day at the park.
The two coyotes have snug dens lined with straw.
The two coyotes have snug dens lined with straw.

The deer "yard up" for the winter.
The deer "yard up" for the winter.

The deer pack down trails through the deep snow.
The deer pack down trails through the deep snow.
The duck pond is spring fed, so it stays open all year round.
The duck pond is spring fed, so it stays open all year round.
Lawrence, the 2.5 year old bald eagle, enjoys the cold weather.
Lawrence, the 2.5 year old bald eagle, enjoys the cold weather.
This is the summer entrance to the park; in winter the "back road" is used to save on extensive snow plowing.
This is the summer entrance to the park; in winter the "back road" is used to save on extensive snow plowing.
George, the bull moose, keeps his anters though January.
George, the bull moose, keeps his antlers though January.
The Friends' greenhouse, where they grow all those beautiful flowers, is buried in snow.
The Friends' greenhouse, where they grow all those beautiful flowers, is buried in snow.
Juniper, the cow moose, much prefers the colder weather.
Juniper, the cow moose, much prefers the colder weather.
The moose family has a snack.
The moose family has a snack.
Our enormous white oak is decorated in snow.
The moose family has a snack.
The park outhouses are buried in snow.
The park outhouses are buried in snow.
Peacocks are birds of temperate climates, and do not mind snow and cold.
Peacocks are birds of temperate climates, and do not mind snow and cold.
The tall pines of the picnic grove in the snow.
The tall pines of the picnic grove in the snow.
The red tailed hawks are housed in unheated barns for the winter.
The red tailed hawks are housed in unheated barns for the winter.
This deer certainly doesn't mind the snow.
This deer certainly doesn't mind the snow.
The red squirrel, a "wild" resident of the park helps himself to some crabapples.
The red squirrel, a "wild" resident of the park helps himself to some crabapples.
The park road sign in a snow bank.
The park road sign in a snow bank.
the gray fox's winter quarters are packed with straw for warmth.
The gray fox's winter quarters are packed with straw for warmth.
We hibernate many of our turtles right in the pond; keeping a bubbler going so the water doesn't freeze all the way to the bottom.
We hibernate many of our turtles right in the pond; keeping a bubbler going so the water doesn't freeze all the way to the bottom.
The visitor center in the snow.
The visitor center in the snow.
Another view of the old white oak by the bird exhibits.
Another view of the old white oak by the bird exhibits.