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Today at Kilowatt

We walked with the Kilowatt Canines today.

Nellie, Ellie, Bogie and Hochi
Nellie, Ellie, Bogie and Hochi

Nellie and Hochi playing
Nellie and Hochi playing

Hochi's piebald tongue
Hochi’s piebald tongue
Passing out the treats.
Passing out the treats.

Bogie guarding the ball.
Bogie guarding the ball.

Dogs weren’t the only animals we saw. We also saw an osprey and lots of ducks and geese.

Osprey hunting
Osprey hunting

Geese landing
Geese landing
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At the mouth of Dothan Brook

The mouth of Dothan Brook had some wildlife that were not exactly uncommon but were not what we usually see.

Turkey vulture feeding on a deer.
Turkey vulture feeding on a deer.

Beaver
Beaver
Common mergansers
Common mergansers
Flock of vultures
Flock of vultures
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Kilowatt today

We walked the dogs at Kilowatt Park today.

Friends
Friends
Munchkin
Munchkin

Freya, Munchkin and -2321

Muddy Munchkin and friend
Muddy Munchkin and friend
Freya wading in the ice rimmed Connecticut River.
Freya wading in the ice rimmed Connecticut River.
Freya trying to get out of the river after chasing a ball.
Freya trying to get out of the river after chasing a ball.

The river was full of ducks and geese.

I think these are ring necked ducks.
I think these are ring necked ducks.

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Canadian geese
Canadian geese
Crow on the ice
Crow on the ice

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More birds +

While walking in Kilowatt today, we saw a variety of birds that have been away for the winter.

Mallards on the Connecticut
Mallards on the Connecticut

Canadian geese
Canadian geese

Eagle on the ice
Eagle on the ice

Mergansers
Mergansers

And at home, a chipmunk with its cheeks stuffed.

Chipmunk
Chipmunk

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Birds

Sparrow
Sparrow
Chickadee
Chickadee
morning dove
morning dove
nuthatch
nuthatch
Nuthatch
Nuthatch
Chickadee
Chickadee

Robins eating sumac
Robins eating sumac

Robin
Robin
Robin walking
Robin walking

Flying bird
Flying bird

I think this is a turkey vulture.