Connecticut River 8/6-7

We’ve seen some interesting wildlife on our paddles on the Connecticut River and Mink Brook over the past couple of days: ducks, cormorant, bald eagle, catbird, muskrat, deer and some Indian pipe.

Two ducks and a cormorant.
Two ducks and a cormorant.

Bald eagle
Bald eagle

Ms Woodie hiding.
Ms Woodie hiding.

Catbird with food
Catbird with food
Muskrat
Muskrat
Doe in Mink Brook
Doe in Mink Brook
Indian pipe
Indian pipe

North Hartland Lake 8/1

This morning’s paddle was on North Hartland Lake.

We saw some of the larger birds that we haven’t seen in recent trips: great blue herons, egrets, a green heron and an immature eagle.

Adult great blue heron
Adult great blue heron

Great blue heron flying
Great blue heron flying
Immature great blue heron scratching his face.
Immature great blue heron scratching his face.
Green heron on a log.
Green heron on a log.
Green heron flying
Green heron flying
Common egret
Common egret

Immature eagle
Immature eagle

We also saw the usual turtles and flowers.
Painted turtle
Painted turtle

Water lily
Water lily

Arrowhead
Arrowhead

McDaniels Marsh 7/28

We spent the morning on McDaniels Marsh. It was hot in the sun until the breeze came up, but the flowers were plentiful.

water lilies.
water lilies.

Pickerel weed with a bee and a moth.
Pickerel weed with a bee and a moth.

dragon fly on pickerel weed
dragon fly on pickerel weed

Not sure what this flower (seed pod?) is.
Not sure what this flower (seed pod?) is.

We saw one family of geese, a great blue heron and some turtles.

Turtle
Turtle

Canada goose
Canada goose
Great blue heron stretching his wings.
Great blue heron stretching his wings.