Connecticut River – Page 11

August 4, 2016

July 29-Aug 4

We paddled a few times this week, mostly on the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover, but also the North Hartland Lake. We saw beaver,

Beaver -- Connecticut River — Beaver — Connecticut River

cormorants,

Cormorant --Connecticut River — Cormorant –Connecticut River

mergansers,

great blue herons,

Great blue heron fishing --North Hartland Lake — Great blue heron fishing –North Hartland Lake

an indigo bunting,

Indigo bunting -- North Hartland Lake — Indigo bunting — North Hartland Lake

kingfishers,

Kingfisher --North Hartland Lake — Kingfisher –North Hartland Lake

a yellowthroat,

Yellowthroat --North Hartland Lake — Yellowthroat –North Hartland Lake

damsel flies,

merlins,

and lots of mallards and wood ducks.

Duck stretch --Connecticut River — Duck stretch –Connecticut River

Ducklings had a successful snail hunt --Connecticut River — Ducklings had a successful snail hunt –Connecticut River

Mallard reflection --Connecticut River — Mallard reflection –Connecticut River

Mallard preening --Connecticut River — Mallard preening –Connecticut River

Wood duck --Connecticut River — Wood duck –Connecticut River

On Tuesday, our friends Diane Langley and Mardrey Swenson (and Gemma) came with us.

Gemma isn't sure she wants to be in the kayak with Mardrey Swenson --Connecticut River. — Gemma isn’t sure she wants to be in the kayak with Mardrey Swenson –Connecticut River.

Diane Langley -- Connecticut River — Diane Langley — Connecticut River

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016

Connecticut River, Bradford to Orford

Yesterday, I kayaked the stretch of the Connecticut River from Bradford, VT to Orford, NH with Jane’s family. It was a trip down memory lane for me. My sister, Barb, (and sometimes others) paddled this stretch several times, camping near Piermont, painting several scenes each trip.

We had a relaxing paddle,

did some bird watching,

but were very glad to see the Orford bridge.

We ended the trip with a stop for ice-cream in Fairlee.

December 23, 2015

Fog on the Connecticut

We walked at Kilowatt this afternoon, through thick fog. There weren’t many dogs for Munchkin to play with, but there were things to see. The river was glassy.

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015

Portrait session of a duck

A duck sat for us on the Connecticut this morning.

September 2, 2015

Connecticut River 9/2

We paddled the Connecticut from Wilder to the Ledyard Bridge this morning and found a family of wood ducks that tolerated 2 ladies in their kayaks watching them doing their duck business for 20 minutes or more.

In the setbacks near the bridge, there is a nice view of the Montshire Museum, a pretty little waterfall, some geese and ducks.

"Quack," said the mallard — “Quack,” said the mallard

A green heron played tag with us on the way back to the boat launch.