great egret – Nancy's Corner

September 5, 2016

Herons and pipers

This was a week of herons and sandpipers,

Great blue heron --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Great blue heron –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Great egret --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Great egret –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Great blue herons in tree --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Great blue herons in tree –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Great blue herons, --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Great blue herons, –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Pied piper. Great blue heron leading mallards -- North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Pied piper. Great blue heron leading mallards — North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Least sandpiper --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Least sandpiper –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Solitary sandpiper --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Solitary sandpiper –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Osprey --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Osprey –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

Canada geese --North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016 — Canada geese –North Hartland Lake, VT 9/3/2016

August 21, 2016August 21, 2016

8/14-21

This week we have seen a variety of ducks,

Mallards on 1 leg -- Connecticut River 8/15 — Mallards on 1 leg — Connecticut River 8/15

Brown Duck on one leg -- Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16 — Brown Duck on one leg — Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16

Wood duck -- Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 8/18/16 — Wood duck — Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 8/18/16

Ducks in fog --Ompompanoosuc River 8/20 — Ducks in fog –Ompompanoosuc River 8/20

Reflection. Mallard -- Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 8/18/16 — Reflection. Mallard — Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 8/18/16

gold finches,

Gold finch -- Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16 — Gold finch — Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT 8/17/16

green herons,

Green heron --Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 8/18/16 — Green heron –Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 8/18/16

egrets,

Great egret --North Hartland Lake 8/21/16 — Great egret –North Hartland Lake 8/21/16

kingfishers,

Belted kingfisher --North Hartland Lake, 8/21/16 — Belted kingfisher –North Hartland Lake, 8/21/16

chicken of the wood,

Chicken of the woods -- Ompompanoosuc River, 8/20/16 — Chicken of the woods — Ompompanoosuc River, 8/20/16

and turtles.

Painted turtles -- North Hartland Lake, VT 8/21/16 — Painted turtles — North Hartland Lake, VT 8/21/16