The Other Maine

The Other Maine

This Week's Haul, Aug. 7: Creatures of the night

And an ode to Dunkin Iced.

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Emily Burnham
Aug 07, 2025
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Good morning from eastern Maine, where this week, I and several neighbors in our relatively densely populated Bangor neighborhood have had close encounters with the following creatures: bats, coyotes, skunks and a turkey vulture. The bat actually paid us a visit, bursting into our living room Sunday evening and flapping about for a bit, doing an improvi…

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