ducks – Page 2 – Nancy's Corner

August 26, 2019

From my kayak 8/13-26

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

August 13, 2019

Joe’s Pond 8/9/19

I accompanied Jane, her brother, two sisters, a brother-in-law and nephew on their trip to Joe’s Pond in Danville, VT. The main pond was nearly wall to wall cottages.

Jane and her sisters on Joe’s Pond. 8/9/19

We did see a couple of groupings of loons there.

4 common loons. –Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

We proceeded to the inlet, which was covered with lilies and ducks.

Duck in the lilies. –Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

Heading upstream, we came across several low beaver dams which we could cross.

Jane’s family going up the inlet. –Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

Rick paddles over the dam. Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

We saw birds, bugs and wildflowers.

Black winged damselfly (ebony jewelwing). Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

Wild flowers. –Joe’s Pond, Danville, VT 8/9/19

July 9, 2018

View from a kayak 6/23-7/8

The past few weeks we have continued to paddle the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover including Mink Brook, and North Hartland Lake. We have seen beaver and muskrat on both lakes,