Tag: Canadian geese

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Birds

The birds are returning!

Robin in my backyard.
Robin in my backyard.
Common merganser female taking off
Common merganser female taking off
Canada goose
Canada goose
Merganser taking off
Canada geese
Cardinal singing to mark his territory.
Cardinal singing to mark his territory.
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Connecticut River 9/2

We paddled the Connecticut from Wilder to the Ledyard Bridge this morning and found a family of wood ducks that tolerated 2 ladies in their kayaks watching them doing their duck business for 20 minutes or more.

Wood duck family
Wood duck family

Wood ducks preening
Wood ducks preening

Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry

Mama wood duck and young
Mama wood duck and young

In the setbacks near the bridge, there is a nice view of the Montshire Museum, a pretty little waterfall, some geese and ducks.

Montshire Museum
Montshire Museum

Waterfall near the Montshire.
Waterfall near the Montshire.
"Quack," said the mallard
“Quack,” said the mallard
Canada geese
Canada geese

A green heron played tag with us on the way back to the boat launch.

Green heron on a dead pine
Green heron on a dead pine

Green heron hiding
Green heron hiding
Green heron
Green heron
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Squam 6/17-18

The Orford Art Group went to Squam Lake yesterday.

Wyatt piloted us around the lake on a cocktail cruise.

Janet and Wyatt
Janet and Wyatt

The clouds were coming in.
The clouds were coming in.
Robin
Robin
Barb, the navigator
Barb, the navigator
Great blue heron
Great blue heron

We all got a chance to be on Gene’s blues show on VOBB.

Gene and Wyatt broadcasting from the dining room.
Gene and Wyatt broadcasting from the dining room.

In the morning, Barb and I took Janet on her first kayak paddle.

Janet paddling
Janet paddling

We saw some wildlife: geese, loons, eagles, and bugs.

loon
loon
loon sitting on its nesting platform
loon sitting on its nesting platform
Canada geese
Canada geese
Eagle
Eagle
dragonfly caught in a web
dragonfly caught in a web
Swallowtail on mountain laurel
Swallowtail on mountain laurel
bug
bug
pink laurel
pink laurel
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Goslings

I walked down the hill to the White River to see the geese in Bob’s field.

The goslings were herded down to the river.
The goslings were herded down to the river.

They felt safer in the water.
They felt safer in the water.
The goslings splashing and diving in the shallow water.
The goslings splashing and diving in the shallow water.
The adults saw me
The adults saw me
and led them across the river.
and led them across the river
They made it safe and sound.
They made it safe and sound.