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From my kayak: End of the season. 10/18-24

The kayaks are put away for the winter, but we had several trips out in late October, a couple with Jane’s family.

Rick and Susie. Crystal Lake, Enfield, NH 10/24/2020
Rick and Adam. Lake Fairlee, VT 10/18/2020
Connecticut River. 10/22/20
Rick and Jamie. Crystal Lake, Enfield, NH 10/24/2020
Reflections. Lake Fairlee, VT 10/18/2020

The water fowl are skittish, and harder to find.

Common merganser. Connecticut River, 10/22/2020
Hooded mergansers take off. Mink Brook 10/22/2020
Mallard. Mink Brook. 10/20/2020
Canada goose. Crystal Lake, Enfield, NH 10/24/2020

but there are other birds to be found.

Great blue heron. Mink Brook, 10/22/2020
White throated sparrow. Connecticut River, VT 10/18/2020
Immature eagle. Ompompanoosuc River 10/20/2020
Loon. Crystal Lake, Enfield, NH 10/24/2020
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Grafton Pond

We paddled on Grafton Pond this morning and saw at least 12 individual loons scattered around the lake.

Adult with a long neck
Adult with a long neck

Adult loon
Adult loon

Adult's red eyes
Adult’s red eyes

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An adult with his wings out with 2 young

Adult shaking his head
Adult shaking his head

Adult and young loon
Adult and young loon

Young loon by the cattails
Young loon by the cattails

Another young loon stretching.
Another young loon stretching.

A young loon stretching his wings.
A young loon stretching his wings.

One loon popped up only a couple of feet from my kayak.
One loon popped up only a couple of feet from my kayak.

We also saw some other wildlife.

beaver
beaver

This duck was standing on the spillway of the dam.
This duck was standing on the spillway of the dam.

A car with a kayak drove behind the duck on the dam.
A car with a kayak drove behind the duck on the dam.

There were other interesting things to see.
Red moss on a rock
Red moss on a rock

Reflections
Reflections