Tag: Connecticut River

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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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Springtime from my kayak.

We were late starting kayaking this year, what with rain, cold water temperatures and doctors’ appointments, but on May 23 we made it to McDaniels Marsh. It was a chilly morning. We were hoping to see the frogs that Jane had seen a few days earlier when it was up to around 80 F, but it was too cold for them.

Spotted sandpiper. McDaniels Marsh 5/23/26
Yellow legs.
McDaniels Marsh 5/23/26
Red winged blackbird. McDaniels Marsh 5/23/26
Canada geese. McDaniels Marsh 5/23/26

We did go out on North Hartland Lake, the Connecticut and the Pompy a few times in June. In mid May we saw a large family of mallards from the shore and again a few weeks later from the kayak.

Mallard ducklings. Connecticut River 5/18/26
Mallards. Connecticut River 6/8/2026
Ducklings preening.
Connecticut River 6/10/26
Mallard and ducklings.
Connecticut River 6/17/26
Canada geese with goslings
Connecticut River 6/17/26
Red columbine.
Connecticut River 6/8/26
Yellow Warbler. Connecticut River 6/8/26
Hooded merganser with chick. Ompompanoosuc River. 6/5/2026
Hooded merganser and chick.
Ompompanoosuc River 6/5/26
Tree swallow. Ompompanoosuc River. 6/5/26
Painted turtles.
North Hartland Lake 6/13/26
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From my kayak 9/4-10/4/2025

Green heron, Connecticut River 9/10/25
Great blue heron flying. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Angry green heron. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Young Green heron. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Mallard stretch. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Spotted sandpiper. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Painted turtle with stuff. Connecticut River 9/4/25
Bumble bee with jewel weed. Connecticut River 9/10/25
Mallards flying. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Common merganser. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Common mergansers. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Wood turtle. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Monarch with goldenrod. Ompompanoosuc River 9/11/25
Cormorant. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Mallards in the fog. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Ducks. Mink Brook 9/16/25
Female wood duck. Connecticut River 9/16/25
Cormorant flying.
Connecticut River 9/17/25
Cormorant stretch. Connecticut River 9/17/25
Cormorant, Connecticut River 9/17/25
Maple leaf reflected. Connecticut River 9/17/25
Loon baby and parent. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Loon preening. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Loon stretch with splash. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Some color. Indian Pond 10/4/25
Susie. Indian Pond 10/4/25

Jane has had her hip replacement, and is healing well. The kayaks have been put away for the winter.

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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 8/7 – 8/16/2025

Green heron. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Wood duck and painted turtle. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Mallard with web. Connecticut River 8/7/25
Immature bald eagle. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Great blue heron, North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Belted kingfisher, North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Snapping turtle. North Hartland Lake 8/9/25
Green heron and mallards on a log. Mink Brook 8/10/25
Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Broad-winged hawk. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Merganser. Connecticut River 8/13/25
Great blue heron. North Hartland Lake 8/14/25
Green heron. Ompompanoosuc River 8/13/25
Belted kingfisher. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Painted turtle. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Song sparrow. North Hartland Lake 8/16/25
Immature eagle. North Hartland Lake 816/25