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McDaniels Marsh 5/25

We had a good day at McDaniels. A little chilly and windy, but the wildlife viewing was excellent. The highlight of the day was seeing an American bittern, a lifer for me.

American bittern McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20
American bittern. McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20

The blackbirds were plentiful,

Red-winged blackbird. McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20

as were the Canadian geese.

Canadian geese. McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20

We even saw a loon pair.

Loon. McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20

The frogs were singing mating calls,

Frogs McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20

and the osprey was watching it all.

Osprey. McDaniels Marsh, NH. 5/25/20
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From my kayak 6/7-10

We had 4 days of beautiful weather– bluebird skies, air temperatures around 80º, water temps in the mid to upper 50’s, so we headed for some of our favorite rivers.

We didn’t find any herons and only a few ducks and geese, but there was still a lot to see and hear. The frog sounds were so loud that it drowned out the traffic noise on the Pompy.

  • Grackle. Mink Brook, NH 6/7/19
  • Loon stretching – Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 6/7/19
  • Luna moth — Connecticut River, Lebanon, NH 6/8/19
  • Large rodent (woodchuck? muskrat? beaver?) grooming. Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 6/8/19
  • Frog Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
  • Frog singing. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
  • Red-winged blackbird. Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich, VT 6/9/19
  • Deer –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19
  • Frog –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19
  • Mallard with ducklings –North Hartland Lake, VT 6/10/19
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Some October pictures

We have kept paddling through most of October seeing:
loons,

Common loon –Grafton Pond, 10/3/17

a cormorant,

Double crested cormorant — Grafton Pond 10/3/17

a green heron,

Green heron –Connecticut River, 10/5/17

a chipmunk,

Chipmunk — Connecticut River 10/10/17

a wood turtle,

Wood turtle — 10/12/17

a red-winged blackbird,

Red-winged black bird — Mink brook 10/22/17

a painted lady,

Painted lady — Wilder, 10/19/17

another loon,

Loon testing his wings — Grafton Pond 10/21/17

and reflected foliage.

Foliage reflected — Connecticut River 10/22/17

I also took part in a black & white challenge.

Munchkin — Wilder, 10/15/17
Violets in October! — Wilder, 10/15/17
Mallard on Mink Brook — Mink Brook, 10/18/17
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Connecticut River and Mink Brook 7/14-16

On our paddles to Mink Brook this week we have seen a variety of wildlife: mostly ducks, but also other birds, small animals and flowers.

Young duck (merganser?). He's a loner, neither sibs nor parent around. We have seen him 3 times now.
Young duck (merganser?). He’s a loner, neither sibs nor parent around. We have seen him 3 times now.

Black (?) ducks on Mink Brook
Black (?) ducks on Mink Brook

Black (?) ducks on Mink Brook
Black (?) ducks on Mink Brook

Mrs Wood Duck and duckling
Mrs Wood Duck and duckling

Duck
Duck

Red winged blackbird
Red winged blackbird

Goldfinch
Goldfinch

Chipmunk
Chipmunk

black eyed susans (and daisies)
black eyed susans (and daisies)

St. John's wort
St. John’s wort

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The Pompy

Blue flag
Blue flag

Forget-me-nots
Forget-me-nots

Duckling
Duckling

Itchy nose
Itchy nose

Young blackbird
Young blackbird

Red-winged blackbird
Red-winged blackbird

Heron
Heron