It was a day for green herons on the Pompy on Tuesday: we saw several and they posed nicely.
We also saw great blue herons on the Pompy as well as at Grafton Pond on Wednesday.
The views of Mt Cardigan is always nice.
Of course we saw loons at the pond: a couple that surfaced close to the kayaks and a parent with 2 chicks,
and saw geese and a dog on a SUP.
We’ve had a busy week paddling. Wednesday found us on the Pompy. We didn’t see a lot of wildlife, but it is always a pleasant paddle.
North Hartland Lake was our next outing. We saw our first great blue heron of the year as well as the usual sandpipers, a cormorant, turtles and a grackle. We were serenaded by songs birds, but didn’t see many. The yellow and blue flags were in full bloom.
Today we went to Grafton Pond. We found loons, including a young chick. 
One of the loons tried to fly right at us, but decided the runway was too short, so stopped and dove.
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.
We spent a couple of evenings this week on the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover and have finally seen the duckings we hadn’t seen when we paddled earlier in the day.
We saw ducklings of varying ages, some families are new born, others are several weeks old.
The geese flew by.
This mallard male had a funny expression.
More critters from my backyard and the Connecticut River.
