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From my kayak 9/4-10/4/2025

Green heron, Connecticut River 9/10/25
Great blue heron flying. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Angry green heron. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Young Green heron. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Mallard stretch. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Spotted sandpiper. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Painted turtle with stuff. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Bumble bee with jewel weed. Connecticut River 9/10/25
Mallards flying. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Common merganser. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Common mergansers. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Wood turtle. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Monarch with goldenrod. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Cormorant. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Mallards in the fog. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Ducks. Mink Brook 9/16/25
Female wood duck. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Cormorant flying.
Connecticut River 9/17/25
Cormorant stretch. Connecticut River 9/17/25
Cormorant, Connecticut River 9/17/25
Maple leaf reflected. Connecticut River 9/17/25
Loon baby and parent. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Loon preening. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Loon stretch with splash. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Some color. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Susie. Indian Pond 10/4/25

Jane has had her hip replacement, and is healing well. The kayaks have been put away for the winter.

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From my kayak 8/30-9/1

We paddled North Hartland Lake twice on their closing weekend (Labor Day). We will miss seeing the eagles, herons, kingfishers and turtles until next year.

Bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Young bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Migrating birds. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Wood ducks flying. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Adult bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Immature bald eagle fluffing it’s feathers North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Belted kingfisher North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Osprey, North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Spotted sandpiper (?). North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
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From my kayak 8/17 – 8/24

We paddled several lakes and rivers in mid August. Goose Pond had low water, still not completely full after a dam repair and a dry summer.

Low water. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Goose eating. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Canada goose. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Common loon. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Sandpiper.Goose Pond 8/17/25
Canada geese. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Bald eagle. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Baby loon. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Adult loon with fish. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Green heron. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Loon. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Ducks sleeping on a log. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron flying. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron taking off. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Painted turtles. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron “the morning after” Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
“Geese over the Pompy” Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
Thistle seeds. Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
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From my kayak 8/7 – 8/16/2025

Green heron. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Wood duck and painted turtle. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Mallard with web. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Great blue heron, North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Belted kingfisher, North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Snapping turtle. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Green heron and mallards on a log. Mink Brook 8/10/25
Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Merganser. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Great blue heron. North Hartland Lake 8/14/25
Green heron. Ompompanoosuc River 8/13/25
Belted kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Painted turtle. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Song sparrow. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Immature eagle. North Hartland Lake 816/25
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From my kayak 7/25 -8/3/2025

Bald eagle
North Hartland Lake 7/25/25
Great blue heron. North Hartland Lake 7/25/25
Painted turtle swimming. North Hartland Lake 7/25/25
12 spotted skimmer. Ompompanoosuc River. 7/29/25
Great blue heron fishing. Mink Brook 7/30/25
Great blue heron caught something. Mink Brook 7/30/25
Common loons. Grafton Pond 8/3/25
Young loon stretching. Grafton Pond 8/3/25
Common loon family. Grafton Pond 8/3/25