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Ducks

Lame duck showing off his bum leg.
Lame duck showing off his bum leg.

The hooded mergansers were plentiful along the Connecticut River this morning.

Hooded mergansers
Hooded mergansers

Hooded mergansers
Hooded mergansers
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Walk on Hurricane Hill

this morning, we walked with the dogs on Hurricane Hill, one of Hartford, VT town parks.

Mallards
Mallards on Wright’s reservoir
Freya is very cautious with something out of the ordinary.
Freya is very cautious with something out of the ordinary.
After a long walk, Freya likes to cool off.
After a long walk, Freya likes to cool off.
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Lame tame duck

Lame tame duck swimming
Lame tame duck swimming
Lame tame duck
Lame tame duck

Lame tame duck was at the boat launch in Wilder today. I saw him standing and got a chance to see his bad leg for the first time: not a pretty sight. He was the only duck around, the others have flown south. Already he has lost weight. I don’t think he’ll last the winter.