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Some October pictures

We have kept paddling through most of October seeing:
loons,

Common loon –Grafton Pond, 10/3/17

a cormorant,

Double crested cormorant — Grafton Pond 10/3/17

a green heron,

Green heron –Connecticut River, 10/5/17

a chipmunk,

Chipmunk — Connecticut River 10/10/17

a wood turtle,

Wood turtle — 10/12/17

a red-winged blackbird,

Red-winged black bird — Mink brook 10/22/17

a painted lady,

Painted lady — Wilder, 10/19/17

another loon,

Loon testing his wings — Grafton Pond 10/21/17

and reflected foliage.

Foliage reflected — Connecticut River 10/22/17

I also took part in a black & white challenge.

Munchkin — Wilder, 10/15/17
Violets in October! — Wilder, 10/15/17
Mallard on Mink Brook — Mink Brook, 10/18/17
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September’s pictures

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from September:
ducks

Snails for lunch — Mallard, North Hartland Lake 9/4/17


a squirrel,

Squirrel — Mink Brook 9/9/17


a monarch butterfly,

Monarch — Wilder, 9/14/17

a great cormorant,

Great cormorant — Wilder 9/15/17

loons from a trip to Grafton Pond,

Loon in fog — Grafton Pond 9/17/17
Loon with twins — Grafton Pond 9/17/17
Loon with twins — Grafton Pond 9/17/17

a great blue heron and mallard,

Time to fly.– Great blue heron, mallard, Ompompanousuc River 9/20/17

a bald eagle,

Bald eagle flying– Connecticut River 9/26/17

and some mushrooms.

Mushrooms under a tree — Ompompanousuc River 9/24/17
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More August

We continued to paddle the Connecticut from Wilder, North Hartland Lake and the Ompompanoosuc, watching the wildlife:
Eagles,

Eagles soaring –North Hartland Lake, 8/13/17

great blue herons,
Great blue heron fishing. North Hartland lake, 8/13/17

Great blue heron with fish. North Harland Lake, 8/13/17

common mergansers,
Common mergansers –North Hartland Lake, 8/13/17

of course ducks,
Mallard on rock in fog –Connecticut River, W. Lebanon, NH, 8/17/17

turkey
Turkey –Ompompanoosuc River, 8/31/17

mourning dove,
Mourning dove –Connecticut River, Wilder , VT, 8/9/17

and deer.
Doe and fawn North Hartland Lake, 8/6/17

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The Pompy and Grafton Pond

It was a day for green herons on the Pompy on Tuesday: we saw several and they posed nicely.

Green heron –Ompompanoosuc River, VT 7/31/17

Irritated young green heron — –Ompompanoosuc River, VT 7/31/17

Green heron reflected –Ompompanoosuc River, VT 7/31/17

We also saw great blue herons on the Pompy as well as at Grafton Pond on Wednesday.

Great blue heron –Ompompanoosuc River, VT 7/31/17

Great blue heron –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

The views of Mt Cardigan is always nice.

Jane and Mt Cardigan –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

Of course we saw loons at the pond: a couple that surfaced close to the kayaks and a parent with 2 chicks,
Loon –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

Loon –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

Loon with chicks –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

and saw geese and a dog on a SUP.

Canada goose –Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17

A dog who was not sure he wanted to be on a SUP–Grafton Pond, NH 8/1/17