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October 28, 2019

From my kayak 9/17-10/14

It has been a beautiful fall: some rain, some sun and dropping temperatures.

Storm’s a-coming. Connecticut River, Orford, NH 9/24/19

We continued to paddle a few times a week.

Reflections. Connecticut River, Fairlee, VT 9/24/19

Rick. Lake Katherine, Piermont, NH 9/21/19

Barb with yellow tree. Squam Lake, Holderness, NH 10/13/19

Colorful trees across the cove. Squam Lake, Holderness, NH 10/12/19

We haven’t seen a lot of wildlife: a few ducks, geese, a green heron…

Mallard flying. Connecticut River, Fairlee, VT 9/24/19

Green heron. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/18/19

Bald eagle. Squam Lake, Holderness, NH 10/13/19

Loon in winter garb. Goose Pond, Canaan, NH 10/14/19

Hornet’s nest. Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 10/5/19

Chipmunk. Connecticut River, Norwich, VT 9/28/19

Geese flying. Goose Pond, Canaan, NH 10/14/19

Moose Mountain. Goose Pond, Canaan, NH 10/14/19

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. The water is now below 50 and because we don’t have wet/dry suits, we have put the kayaks away for the season.

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

From my kayak 6/7-10

We had 4 days of beautiful weather– bluebird skies, air temperatures around 80º, water temps in the mid to upper 50’s, so we headed for some of our favorite rivers.

We didn’t find any herons and only a few ducks and geese, but there was still a lot to see and hear. The frog sounds were so loud that it drowned out the traffic noise on the Pompy.

Grackle. Mink Brook, NH 6/7/19
Loon stretching – Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 6/7/19
Luna moth — Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 6/8/19
Large rodent (woodchuck? muskrat? beaver?) grooming. Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 6/8/19
Frog Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
Frog singing. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
Red-winged blackbird. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
Deer –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19
Frog –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19
Mallard with ducklings –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

9/16-30

We are still kayaking, though more in the afternoons and are still seeing wildlife; some migrant and some resident.

Mallard with breeding plumage. Connecticut River 9/16/18

Common mergansers. Ompompanoosuc River 9/30/18

Hooded merganser taking off. Mink Brook 9/23/18

Common loon with a fish for baby. Grafton Pond 9/29/18

Swimming squirrel. Connecticut River 9/17/18

Deer in the garden. Hartford, VT 9/20/18

Floating leaf. Connecticut River 9/27/18

September 15, 2018September 16, 2018

From my kayak 9/7-15

We have been out a few times this week, on the Connecticut River and the Pompy. (North Hartland Lake is closed for the season.)

Jane and Mardrey. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

We saw a few mammals, great blue herons, mallards, mergansers, some turtles, and a hornets’ nest.

Chipmunk.
Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 9/7/18

Grey squirrel .
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

Great blue heron caught a big fish.
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT. 9/15/18

Great blue heron flying off with his catch.
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

Mallard clapping?.
Connecticut River. 9/13/18

Common merganser with a muddy face.
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 9/15/18

Painted turtle.
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 9/13/18

Hornet nest.
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 9/7/19

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

Connecticut River and North Hartland Lake 7/14-15

On Saturday, Jane and I headed to the Connecticut River in Wilder. We started in a light rain, which stopped by the time we got to Mink Brook and cleared by the time we returned to Wilder.

The ducklings are growing. One family is nearly adult sized.