{"id":3462,"date":"2017-05-28T16:07:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2017-05-28T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:07:54","slug":"on-the-rivers-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3462","title":{"rendered":"On the rivers again"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a cold and wet spring, the water temperature is high enough to allow safe paddling. Yesterday, Jane and I paddled the Connecticut from Wilder. The river was full of people: kayaks, canoes, motorboats, jetskis and not full of waterfowl. We did see some songbirds,<\/p>\n

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Scarlet tanager –Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 5\/27\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Female scarlet tanager, Connecticut River 5\/27\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nsome spring flowers,<\/p>\n
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Columbine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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pink flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and had a chance to examine some of the beavers’ winter handiwork.
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Beaver log<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

This morning we headed to North Hartland Lake. We were surrounded by birdsong but only saw a few birds.
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Song sparrow –North Hartland Lake, 5\/28\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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Spotted sandpiper –North Hartland Lake, 5\/28\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mallards eating snails. –North Hartland Lake, 5\/58\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Common merganser family –North Hartland Lake, 5\/28\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The highlight was a porcupine in a tree.<\/p>\n

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Porcupine –North Hartland Lake, 5\/28\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a cold and wet spring, the water temperature is high enough to allow safe paddling. Yesterday, Jane and I paddled the Connecticut from Wilder. The river was full of people: kayaks, canoes, motorboats, jetskis and not full of waterfowl. We did see some songbirds, some spring flowers, and had a chance to examine some … <\/p>\n

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