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.

Pompy 7/23

We paddled the Ompompanoosuc River this morning. The current was a bit faster than usual.

Jane in the fast water.
Jane in the fast water.

We saw an egret, some flowers, geese and a muskrat.

Egret
Egret

Egret looking at me
Egret looking at me
Bird tree
Bird tree

flower-3617

flower-3634

Canada geese
Canada geese
Muskrat.
Muskrat.

Connecticut River 7/22

It was beautiful on the river tonight with lots to see. They were working on the tracks for the first half hour of paddling, making a loud racket.

Equipment to repair tracks.
Equipment to repair tracks.

With all the noise, it was easier to approach some of the ducks.

Bottoms up -- ducks feeding
Bottoms up — ducks feeding

A flock of ducks hiding on shore
A flock of ducks hiding on shore
Wood ducks
Wood ducks
Jane with the ducks
Jane with the ducks

Although we saw many ducks, we also saw several spotted sandpipers, an eagle, a great blue heron and a beaver.

Spotted sandpiper
Spotted sandpiper

Great blue heron
Great blue heron

bald eagle
bald eagle

Beaver
Beaver

Kayaking 7/19-20

The past few days we paddled on the Connecticut River and North Hartland Lake, seeing ducks, gulls, great blue herons, turtles, kingbirds and kingfishers.

Fog lifting, North Hartland Lake.
Fog lifting, North Hartland Lake.
Kingfisher - Hartland
Kingfisher – Hartland
Eastern kingbird- Hartland
Eastern kingbird- Hartland
Mallard preening- Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH
Mallard preening- Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH
Herring gull - Connecticut River
Herring gull – Connecticut River
Ducklings - Connecticut River
Ducklings – Connecticut River
Purple flowers
Purple flowers
Great blue heron - Hartland
Great blue heron – Hartland