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From my kayak August-September-October

I guess it is past time to post. The kayaks have been put away for the winter, but we did have some fine paddles in the late summer and fall.

Bald eagle. Lake Tarleton 8/23/23
Osprey on top of a tree. Connecticut River 9/3/23
Osprey taking flight. Osmore Pond. 8/6/23
Osprey eating a fish. Osmore Pond. 8/6
Kingfisher. Ompompanoosuc River 9/1/23
Great Blue Heron. Ompompanoosuc River 9/1/23
Green heron pretending he is a stick. Ompompanoosu River. 8/12/23
Green heron. Connecticut River, 8/3/23
Cedar waxwing. Ompompanoosuc River 9/1/23
Phoebe fledgling. Connecticut River 8/29/23
Spotted sandpiper. Connecticut River, 8/3/23
Loon. Lake Tarleton 8/23/23
Jane and Suzy. Lake Tarleton 8/23/23
Ducks. Connecticut River 8/14/23
Merganser and mallard keeping company. Ompompanoosu River. 8/12/23
Loon. Osmore Pond. 8/6
Emily, Rick and Russ. Osmore Pond. 8/6
closed gentian. Connecticut River 9/3/23
Eagle near the on top of a tree, with wings spread. Connecticut River 9/5/23
Sand piper. Connecticut River 9/3/23
Wood ducks flying. Connecticut River 9/3/23
Wood ducks on a log. Connecticut River 9/27/23
Wood duck Connecticut River 9/5/23
Wood duck. Connecticut River 10/5/23
Mallards. Connecticut River 9/27/23
Cormorants. Connecticut River 10/5
Hairy woodpecker Connecticut River 9/5/23
Great blue heron. Long Pond 10/4/23
Dew covered web. Connecticut River 9/5/23
Wood turtle. Ompompanoosuc River9/14/23
Kayakers. Connecticut River 9/28/23
Rick, Suzy and Jane. Long Pond 10/4/23
Moon over the trees. Long Pond 10/4/23
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From my kayak 7/25-8/1

We have not been out kayaking much this summer thanks to predicted thunder showers, flooding and various appointments. One of our favorite locations, North Hartland Lake, has been closed for the rest of the summer because of the floods in mid July. But we have managed a few outings.

Mt Cardigan. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Loon. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Great blue heron. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Great blue heron. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Great blue heron on top of a pine. Ompompanoosuc River 7/26/23
Turkey vulture. Ompompanoosuc River 7/26/23
The sentry. Ompompanoosuc River. 7/26/23
Hooded mergansers. Connecticut River 7/25/23
Cardinal. Mink Brook 7/25/2023
Wood ducks. Connecticut River 7/25/23
Painted turtle on a log. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Dragonfly. Ompompanoosuc River 7/26/23
Pond lilies. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
Roots. Grafton Pond 8/1/23
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Squam Part 2

Flotilla for a trip around Great Island
Nabil
Juniper
Juniper and Isaac
Phil working on the gutter.
Around Great Island
Sundew
Painted turtles
Ring-billed gull
Great blue heron
Dragonfly
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Kayaking 6/15-7/1

The weather has been iffy, with threats of thunderstorms almost daily, but we did get out in our kayaks a few times, mostly in our usual places but also in Molly’s Pond in Vermont.

Tim, Eric and Rick paddling in the smoke at Molly’s Pond 7/1/23

The birds have babies.

Canada geese with goslings. Ompompanoosuc River, 6/22/23
Wood ducks. Connecticut River 6/29/23
Mama merganser splashing to draw our attention away from her chicks. Connecticut River 6/29/23
Merganser family. Connecticut River 6/29/23
Loon with baby chick. Molly’s Pond 7/1/23
Loon chicks swimming towards us. Molly’s Pond 7/1/23
Eagle eyeing the loon’s nest. Molly’s Pond 7/1/23
Immature eagle taking off. North Hartland Lake 6/20/23

We also saw some other birds and animals.

Great blue heron. Mink Brook 6/15/23
Yellow throat. North Hartland Lake 6/20/23
Yellowthroat. North Hartland Lake 6/20/23
Painted turtle. North Hartland Lake 6/20/23
Mink. Connecticut River 6/15/2023
Mink. Connecticut River 6/15/2023
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From my kayak, summer 2022

Jane and I have been out in our kayaks a 3-4 times a week all summer, mostly on the Connecticut River out of Wilder, VT; the Ompompanoosuc River in Norwich, VT; or North Hartland Lake in Hartland, VT. We also made trips to Goose Pond, Grafton Pond, Squam Lake, and Lake Tarleton.

We’ve seen the usual wildlife.

Ducks

Wood ducks. Ompompanoosuc River 8/13/22
Wood ducks hiding near the shore. Connecticut River 7/27/22
A pile of common mergansers sleeping on a rock. Ompompanoosuc River 8/13/22
Momma mallard with young duckling. Connecticut River 7/8/22

Some herons

Green heron. Connecticut River 8/21/22
Great blue heron. North Hartland Lake 7/31/22
Great blue heron in a pine tree. North Hartland Lake 7/29/22

Some loons and cormorants.

Fish for breakfast. Adult loon feeding its chick. Grafton Pond. 8/5/22
Cormorant drying its wings. Connecticut River. 8/16/22

Some shore birds

Sandpiper. Connecticut River 8/20/22
Ring-billed gull. Goose Pond 8/3/22
Belted kingfisher. Ompompanoosuc River 7/30/22

Eagles

Bald eagle diving. North Hartland Lake 8/7/22

Some turtles.

Painted turtle. Grafton Pond 8/5/22

Some mammals

Muskrat with leaves. North Hartland Lake 7/31/22
Doe behind the pickerel weeds. North Hartland Lake 7/29/22
Paraglider. Connecticut River 8/20/22

We also saw some insects.

Hornet on a lily pad. Connecticut River 8/21/22
Hornets’ nest. Connecticut River 8/10/22.
Monarch butterfly on Joe Pye weed. North Hartland Lake 7/31/22