Connecticut River and Mink Brook

We paddled on the Connecticut and up Mink Brook with Jane’s son and sister this afternoon.

Jane and Suzy on Mink Brook
Jane and Suzy on Mink Brook
Cormorants
Cormorants
Mallards on a log
Mallards on a log
Mallards preening
Mallards preening
Wood ducks
Wood ducks

It was quite chilly (in the lower 50’s). Unless we have some nice weather next weekend, this was the last one of the season.

McDaniels Marsh

We paddled on McDaniels Marsh on Monday.

McDaniels Marsh 10/6/14
McDaniels Marsh 10/6/14

We didn’t see much wildlife– most had flown south. We did see a cormorant,

Cormorant
Cormorant

some ducks in the distance,
Mallards
Mallards

as well as a kingfisher doing it’s “I don’t want my picture taken” act and maybe a kite. But the paddle was nice anyway.
Marsh grasses
Marsh grasses

Still some colored leaves.
Still some colored leaves.

The Pompy in the fog

We paddled on the Pompy this morning.

Fog
Fog
Fog
Fog

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We didn’t see much wildlife: a few ducks
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and a bird feeder full of song birds

Bird feeder with gold finches, a woodpecker and ?
Bird feeder with gold finches, a woodpecker and ?

with a chipmunk underneath.
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