This week we paddled our usual spots: the Connecticut from Wilder and North Hartland Lake. Reflections of the East Wilder boat launch. Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 7/21/18
We spent some time watching a great blue heron fishing,
Great blue heron in tree. North Hartland Lake, 7/20/18Great blue heron fishing North Hartland Lake, 7/20/18 Great blue heron preparing to swallow a fish. North Hartland Lake, 7/20/18Great blue heron trying to swallow a large fish. North Hartland Lake, 7/20/18
a cormorant, Mardrey watching the cormorant Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7/21/18
a couple of muskrats, Muskrat Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7/21/18
a swallowtail butterfly.Swallowtail on milkweed. Wilder, VT 7/19/18
and some flowers.Virginia raspberry with a green insect. Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 7/21/18
Fall has come. Red trees –Ompompanoosuc River 10/4/16
Duck hunting season has started and the ducks seem to know it. For the most part, they are more skittish and more adept at hiding, but there were a few exceptions. A female merganser let us get quite close and even followed us when we paddled downriver.Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Merganser — Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/26/16
Wood ducks –Connecticut River , NH 10/3/16
Mallards taking flight. Connecticut River, NH, 10/3/16
Mallard splashing –Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 10/3/16
We also saw a great blue heron, Great blue heron –Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 10/4/16
a cormorant, Cormorant — Connecticut River, NH 10/3/16
What we saw this week: night hawks, Nighthawks migrating –Connecticut River, Wilder,VT 8/24/16
great blue herons,Great blue heron — Ompomanoosuc River 8/27
Great blue heron flying low — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/28/16
Great blue heron fishing — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/28/16
Great Blue Heron in tree –North Hartland Lake, VT 8/25/16
green heron, Green heron –Ompompanoosuc River, VT 8/27/16
cormorants, Double crested cormorant –North Hartland Lake, VT 8/28 /16Cormorants — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/25/16 Double crested cormorants –North Hartland Lake, VT 8/28/16
ducks, Wood duck — Connecticut River, Wilder,VT 8/24/16Mallards flying –Ompompanoosuc River, 8/27/16
Mallard taking off –Ompompanoosuc River, 8/27/16 Mallards framed –Ompompanoosuc River, 8/27/16
sandpipers, Spotted Sandpiper — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/25/16
Solitary sandpiper — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/28/16
beaver, Beaver –Connecticut River, Wilder,VT 8/24/16
Beaver slapping his tail — Connecticut River, Wilder,VT 8/24/16
chipmunks, Chipmunk –Connecticut River, Wilder,VT 8/24/16 and some songbirds.Gold finch –North Hartland Lake, VT 8/25/16 Kingbird in an alder –Ompompanoosus River, 8/27
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
Getting ready for a warning splash
Splash
cormorants,
Cormorant –Connecticut River
mergansers,
Mergansers –North Hartland Lake
great blue herons,
Great blue heron fishing –North Hartland Lake
Great blue heron caught something
an indigo bunting,
Indigo bunting — North Hartland Lake
kingfishers,
Kingfisher –North Hartland Lake
a yellowthroat,Yellowthroat –North Hartland Lake
damsel flies, Damsel flies –Connecticut River
merlins, Merlins –Connecticut River
and lots of mallards and wood ducks.Duck stretch –Connecticut River
Ducklings had a successful snail hunt –Connecticut River
Mallard reflection –Connecticut River
Mallard preening –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.
