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From my kayak 6/24- 7/14

We have been out on various local lakes and rivers a couple of times a week and have seen a lot: ducks, herons, other birds, deer, beaver, and flowers etc.

Cormorants.
Connecticut River 6/23/26
Mallard family.
Connecticut River 6/23/26
Blue flag. Ompompanoosuc River 6/25/26
Not quite adult mallards.
Connecticut River 6/30/26
Cormorant on a log. Connecticut River 7/2/26
Cormorant.
Connecticut River 7/2/26
Fawn.
Connecticut River 7/2/26
Jane with wispy fog. Connecticut River 7/2/26
Molting mallard takes a stretch. Connecticut River 7/2/26
Dragonfly.
North Hartland Lake 7/3/26
Immature eagle in flight. North Hartland Lake 7/3/26
Adult bald eagle.
North Hartland Lake 7/3/26
Orchid (?)
Lake Armington 7/5/26
Sundew.
Lake Armington 7/5/26
Raft of ducks.
Connecticut River 7/8/26
Gull.
Connecticut River 7/8/26
Osprey
Connecticut River 7/8/26
Turkey vulture with the moon.
Connecticut River 7/8/26
Black eyed susans. Ompompanoosuc River 7/9/26
Dragonfly. Ompompanoosuc River 7/9/26
Mergansers. Ompompanoosuc River 7/9/26
Bald eagle flying with a fish. North Hartland Lake 7/12/26
Bald eagle with a fish. North Hartland Lake 7/12/26
Belted kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 7/12/26
Great blue heron with a fish. North Hartland Lake 7/12/26
Beaver. Connecticut River 7/14/26
Song sparrow. Connecticut River 7/14/26
Common merganser family. North Hartland Lake 7/12/26
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From my kayak 8/30-9/1

We paddled North Hartland Lake twice on their closing weekend (Labor Day). We will miss seeing the eagles, herons, kingfishers and turtles until next year.

Bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Young bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Migrating birds. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Wood ducks flying. North Hartland Lake 8/30/25
Adult bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Immature bald eagle fluffing it’s feathers North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Belted kingfisher North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Osprey, North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
Spotted sandpiper (?). North Hartland Lake 9/1/25
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From my kayak 8/17 – 8/24

We paddled several lakes and rivers in mid August. Goose Pond had low water, still not completely full after a dam repair and a dry summer.

Low water. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Goose eating. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Canada goose. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Common loon. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Sandpiper.Goose Pond 8/17/25
Canada geese. Goose Pond 8/17/25
Bald eagle. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Baby loon. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Adult loon with fish. Lake Tarleton 8/19/25
Green heron. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Loon. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Ducks sleeping on a log. Connecticut River 8/21/25
Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron flying. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron taking off. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Painted turtles. North Hartland Lake 8/23/25
Great blue heron “the morning after” Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
“Geese over the Pompy” Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
Thistle seeds. Ompompanoosuc River 8/24/25
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From my kayak 9/1-24

The end of the summer has come. Many mornings are foggy, the leaves are changing color, and we are using coverings on our legs to keep warm. We paddled several times on the Connecticut and the Pompy and once on Indian Pond, seeing the usual suspects.

Mallards in fog. Connecticut River 9/4/24
Mallard on a log. Connecticut River 9/24/24
Ducks on a log, Mink Brook 9/11/24
Mallard on a log. Connecticut River 9/17/24
Mallards. Connecticut River 9/21/24
Mallard. Ompompanoosuc River 9/19/24
Mallard flying. Ompompanoosuc 9/5/24
Wood duck taking off. Mink Brook 9/11/24
Male wood ducks. Mink Brook 9/11/24
Mallard and green heron share a log. Mink Brook, 9/17/24
Green heron– stare down. Mink Brook 9/17/24
Green heron. Connecticut River 9/11/24
Green heron. Mink Brook 9/24/24
Bald eagle. Mink Brook 9/24/24
Bald eagles. Connecticut River 9/17/24
Peregrin falcon. Ompompanoosuc River 9/5/24
White throated sparrow. Ompompanoosuc River 9/19/24
Cedar waxwing. Ompompanoosuc River 9/5/24
Kingfisher. Indian Pond 9/8/24
Hay bales from the setback. Ompomanoosuc River 9/5/24
Web. Mink Brook 9/17/24
Not an owlet (cat tail seeds) Ompompanoosuc River 9/19/24
Leaf reflected. Connecticut River 9/12/24
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From my kayak 6/20-27

We have been out in our kayaks several times this week. Saturday we started out in a heavy mist, paddling out of Wilder.

Ducklings. Connecticut River 6/22/23
Mostly butts. Ducklings on a log. Connecticut River 6/22/23
Loon. Connecticut River 6/22/23
Loon. Connecticut River 6/22/24
Bald eagle. Connecticut River 6/22/23

On Tuesday we headed to Grafton pond. There were plenty of dragonflies and damsel flies. The goose family was near the boat launch. We only saw three loons: a single adult in the middle of the lake and a pair near the boat launch as we were taking out. We also found a turtle and some laurel and sundew.

Damsel flies. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Dragon fly. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Red dragon fly. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Canada goose. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Common loon stretching. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Common loon. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Laurel. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Sundew. Grafton Pond 6/25/24
Painted turtle. Grafton Pond 6/25/24

This morning we headed back to the Connecticut and Mink Brook. We saw at least 5 families of ducks, mostly around Kilowatt park.

Mallard family. Connecticut River 6/27/24
Ms Merganser. Connecticut River 6/27/24
Flycatcher. Mink Brook 6/27/24
Ms Red-winged Blackbird. Mink Brook 6/27/24