8-14-20 VERMONT: We were out early yesterday to canoe Miller Pond here in Thetford. It’s relatively small, round pond with a launch site near the dam. There are only a few houses and a small summer camp so a lot of the shore line is wild and undeveloped. The water is crystal clear, lots of people fish there, including loons. We saw one loon almost immediately and got pix between his/her dives. Later we spotted another loon, or the same one, in a different area. They dive for fish, spend a long time under the water and surface, often, far from where they dove. It occurs to me that very clear water is a necessity for a loon nesting site. We knew they were there when we were at the launch site, when we heard the plaintive and eerie call just before we launched.
Otherwise, I made a batch of gazpacho, using our tomatoes, the other day. It will last for a while. I’ve also been working on the brook to clear the mud from the bottom so that it doesn’t end up in the big pond. We have had a few short rain showers.
We have a small, yearling black bear in the neighborhood. I caught him on the game cam a week ago and then saw him next to the front porch two nights ago. I thought it was a dog at first glance. The night before that s/he raided the bird seed. The game cams also caught a raptor that remains unidentified.
New blooms: big-leaf aster.
On Miller Pond, a loon between dives, note the green neck and red eye. The green is from iridescence of wet black feathers.
Loon going the other way.
On the other side of the pond, possibly a different bird.
Miller Pond near the launch site.
In our pasture, a young, retriever sized black bear.
Helenium means August.
White turtlehead by the pond, our pond, this is a volunteer plant.
The chef is about to make Gazpacho with our tomatoes.
Big-leaf aster, the first and least impressive aster.
Mystery bird caught by the game cam, looks like a raptor, suggestions include broad-winged hawk, peregrine falcon and accipiter.
Otherwise, I made a batch of gazpacho, using our tomatoes, the other day. It will last for a while. I’ve also been working on the brook to clear the mud from the bottom so that it doesn’t end up in the big pond. We have had a few short rain showers.
We have a small, yearling black bear in the neighborhood. I caught him on the game cam a week ago and then saw him next to the front porch two nights ago. I thought it was a dog at first glance. The night before that s/he raided the bird seed. The game cams also caught a raptor that remains unidentified.
New blooms: big-leaf aster.
On Miller Pond, a loon between dives, note the green neck and red eye. The green is from iridescence of wet black feathers.
Loon going the other way.
On the other side of the pond, possibly a different bird.
Miller Pond near the launch site.
In our pasture, a young, retriever sized black bear.
Helenium means August.
White turtlehead by the pond, our pond, this is a volunteer plant.
The chef is about to make Gazpacho with our tomatoes.
Big-leaf aster, the first and least impressive aster.
Mystery bird caught by the game cam, looks like a raptor, suggestions include broad-winged hawk, peregrine falcon and accipiter.
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