From my kayak 5/28-6/15

We’ve kayaked a couple of times a week on the Connecticut River or on the Ompompanoosuc. The geese and ducks are out with their families.

Family of Canadian geese. Hanover, NH 5/28/2020
Canadian geese. Norwich,VT 6/13/2020
Mallard family. Wilder, VT 6/4/2020
Mallards 6/14
Mallard family eating snails. Lebanon, NH 6/14/2020
Merganser trying to lead us away from its nest. Norwich, VT 6/13/2020

Other birds are showing their colors.

Grackle. Wilder, VT 6/4/2020
Flicker. Norwich, VT 6/8/2020

The kingbirds have nested.

Kingbird in nest. Wilder, VT 6/4/2020

And the red-winged blackbirds are guarding their territory from predators.

Turkey vulture. Norwich, VT 6/8/2020
Mink. Wilder, VT 6/15/2020

Pompy 9/19

A foggy morning on the Ompompanoosuc River this morning.

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We saw at least 2 great blue herons,

Great blue heron, reflected.
Great blue heron, reflected.

"They went that way"
“They went that way”

ducks,

Heron and ducks
Heron and ducks

Mallards flying
Mallards flying

tree full of flickers,

Yellow-shafted flickers
Yellow-shafted flickers

and some flowers.
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke