Opportunities for beautiful nature photographs abound year round here in Maine. Due to Maine's relatively small population, much of the state is given over to wilderness areas, with several national wildlife refuges, state parks, and Acadia National Park within 100 miles of my home in Brewer. I have photographed Osprey and Eagles in the Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge, Atlantic Puffins on Machias Seal Island, and migrating monarch butterflies at Marshall Point in October.