North Hartland Lake – Page 6 – Nancy's Corner

July 29-Aug 4

We paddled a few times this week, mostly on the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover, but also the North Hartland Lake. We saw beaver,

Beaver -- Connecticut River — Beaver — Connecticut River

Getting ready for a warning splash

Splash

cormorants,

Cormorant --Connecticut River — Cormorant –Connecticut River

mergansers,

Mergansers --North Hartland Lake — Mergansers –North Hartland Lake

great blue herons,

Great blue heron fishing --North Hartland Lake — Great blue heron fishing –North Hartland Lake

Great blue heron caught something

an indigo bunting,

Indigo bunting -- North Hartland Lake — Indigo bunting — North Hartland Lake

kingfishers,

Kingfisher --North Hartland Lake — Kingfisher –North Hartland Lake

a yellowthroat,

Yellowthroat --North Hartland Lake — Yellowthroat –North Hartland Lake

damsel flies,

Damsel flies --Connecticut River — Damsel flies –Connecticut River

merlins,

Merlins --Connecticut River — Merlins –Connecticut River

and lots of mallards and wood ducks.

Duck stretch --Connecticut River — Duck stretch –Connecticut River

Ducklings had a successful snail hunt --Connecticut River — Ducklings had a successful snail hunt –Connecticut River

Mallard reflection --Connecticut River — Mallard reflection –Connecticut River

Mallard preening --Connecticut River — Mallard preening –Connecticut River

Wood duck --Connecticut River — Wood duck –Connecticut River

On Tuesday, our friends Diane Langley and Mardrey Swenson (and Gemma) came with us.

Gemma isn't sure she wants to be in the kayak with Mardrey Swenson --Connecticut River. — Gemma isn’t sure she wants to be in the kayak with Mardrey Swenson –Connecticut River.

Diane Langley -- Connecticut River — Diane Langley — Connecticut River

September 7, 2015

Osprey on North Hartland Lake 9/6

North Hartland Lake provided a show of the usual herons and turtles but also had an osprey hanging around.

Great blue heron in tree

Turtles sunning

Osprey hovering

Osprey fishing

Osprey landing

Osprey in tree

August 8, 2015August 8, 2015

North Hartland Lake 8/8

We took a leisurely paddle on North Hartland Lake this morning, seeing herons (blue, green and white), turtles, eagles.

Immature bald eagle

Green heron

Great blue heron taking off

Common egret

Egret flying

Egret flying

Turtle

North Hartland Lake 7/4

I joined Jane and some of her family on North Hartland Lake this morning.

Jane, Rick and Suzy

The wildlife did not disappoint.

Eagle

Fawn

Young sandpiper

Turtles

Great blue heron

September 8, 2012September 9, 2012

North Hartland Lake

Young bald eagle.

heron and cormorant-4117 — A cormorant and a great blue heron shared a log.