A reader in Vermont contacted me about photos of an unknown winged creature seen in Brunswick Springs. Is it a bird, an insect, what?
I received the following account:
'Hi, Lon. I have long been a fan of your "Phantoms and Monsters" blog, and am even lucky enough to be your follower on Facebook. I have some interesting photos I'd love to share with you.
I live in northern Vermont and a half-hour north of me is a place called Brunswick Springs. A quick Google search can show you what's so special about the place. I try to make it up there a couple times a year, to pay homage to the spirits of the place and to drink the water.
A couple of weeks ago, I visited. I would have visited on the Autumn Equinox itself, but couldn't make it up there, so I went the day after. While there, I took some pictures, which I've included.
I'm a big bird watcher, and in fact, when my husband and I went there for the eclipse this past year, we were lucky enough to witness a bald eagle circling the pond next to the springs. A BIG sky watcher, I'm always looking out for birds and more. I say this to let you know that there was nothing in the sky at the time I took this picture. I would have seen it and even tried to take photos of it by zooming in.
In the picture attached, you'll see something in the sky. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. If it IS a bird or an insect, I guess this is a once-in-a-lifetime shot of catching them with their wings open. I've attached the original image, and three closeups as I've zoomed in on the aerial phenomenon. I've also included a picture that's noted as "last" to show you the picture I took to the left of the original, trying to get a different angle of the pond. Whatever is in the sky is not there and that photo was only taken a second after the original. The scale of the object/creature is also quite large about the pond, and where it must have been in the sky.
I've also included a picture of the four-leaf clover I found on the pond's edge, though I am a voracious four-leaf clover hunter. I have found over 700 this year, and that's a small year for me. I only include that to indicate just that little bit of extra magic that happened there, and speaking of magic, I am very much a person who believes in "mundane over magic," and not one to speculate over orbs in photos that are very clearly refractions of light.
Note, that I am a professional psychic medium, and this has me stumped. My work includes working with the Beloved Dead and angelic beings, yet this one has left me scratching my head. I've even used an AI app to enhance the photo and as I did, there seems to even be a face near the top of its head.
I pass these photos onto you, as I come to your blog daily and I trust in the veracity and integrity of your work. I am hoping that you wouldn't mind taking a look at the photos, and if you could, perhaps point me in the direction of someone who could even enhance the original image to get a clearer idea of what's in the sky there, because I'm not convinced it's a bird or insect.
I just don't know what it is. Any help or insight you could lend would be greatly appreciated!' J
NOTE: Below are the photos mentioned in the account. Your thoughts? I also included a link to The Abenaki Indian Curse of Brunswick Springs, Vermont. Lon
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