We have been out eight times in the past two weeks to our usual haunts: North Hartland Lake, Grafton Pond and the Connecticut River near Wilder, VT. We have seen birds:
Great blue heron –North Hartland Lake 8/25/19 
Great blue heron –North Hartland Lake 8/18/19 
Duck swimming between me and Jane’s kayak. Connecticut River 8/19/19 
Ducks –Connecticut River 8/19/19 
Wood ducks — Connecticut River8/13/19 
Young loon –Grafton Pond 8/20/19 
Sandpiper –North Hartland Lake 8/25/19 
2 eagles — North Hartland Lake 8/25/19 
Bald eagle — North Hartland Lake 8/24/19 
Cedar waxwing — Connecticut River 8/26/19
as well as other animals and plants.
Deer drinking –Connecticut River 8/13/19 
3 painted turtles –North Hartland Lake 8/25/19 
Painted turtle with a peeling shell. North Hartland Lake 8/24/19 
Fishing –Grafton Pond 8/20/19 
Purple loosestrife with 2 types of bees. North Hartland Lake 8/25/19
Arrowroot — North Hartland Lake 8/18/19 
Redosier dogwood– Connecticut River 8/13/19 
Log in the fog –Connecticut River 8/26/19 
The some falls at the base of Quechee Gorge. –North Hartland Lake 8/25/19 