Tag Archives: kayaking
Early Morning Great Blue Heron
Saturday morning, I rolled out of bed, and fumbled for my sweatpants and sneakers. Running my fingers through my hair, I glanced out at the pre-dawn darkness, then at the thermometer. I chuckled. Forty-four degrees. I might have crawled right … Continue reading
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August Was A Wild Month
So much has happened in the month since I last posted. The campground was super busy with our themed weekends, especially our Halloween ones! And mid-month, Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest launched! Over 200 people came to the campground, … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Cooper and Packrat, Heron, kayaking, loons, owl, Wildlife, writing notes
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Eagle Family Feud
I witnessed the most incredible wildlife-happening Saturday while paddling in from the loon count. As I made my way past the eagle’s island, I heard a ton of commotion. The eaglets were both on the nest, screeching at … Continue reading
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Maine’s Loon Count
Thanks to the reminder from a friend on Middle Range Pond, I finally remembered to join in on Maine’s Loon Count. I’d always wanted to . . . planned to . . . then the date would come and go … Continue reading
Loon Yawn
Have you ever seen a loon yawn?? I have! The loon didn’t make a sound, as he gave the long, slow yawn, that ended with his closing his eyes and drifting away from me. I kayaked away, as quietly … Continue reading
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Eagle Mania
Our eaglets are getting quite big! They’re spreading and flapping their wings. Before you know it, they’ll be catching the wind with them too. The adults still bring food, but they’re ripping and tearing dinner apart on their own. One … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Cooper and Packrat, eagles, kayaking, Wildlife
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Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all my readers . . . Today, I got out in my kayak for the first time this season. Oh . . . it felt wonderful. The sun. The breeze. An eagle soaring overhead as a … Continue reading
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One Foggy September Morning
Over my Writer’s Camp ‘n Schmooze weekend, two of my friends, Cindy and Mona, went kayaking in the early morning hours to watch the sunrise. They asked me to go too, but I was sooooo tired from juggling teaching, … Continue reading
Distractions of the Feathered Kind
Waiting for Cooper and Packrat’s launch is hard. Very hard. Luckily, I have a whole campground full of people, paperwork, activities, problems and happy gatherings to distract me. But the only thing that can really, really distract me, is … Continue reading
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So Much Rain!
I was so worried about my loons all weekend. The idea for Cooper and Packrat, didn’t come out of thin air, you know. Lower Range has risen to flood the loon nest three times in the last twenty-two years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper and Packrat, eagles, kayaking, loons, Wildlife
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