Yet More Loon Pix, June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021 - This is a second loon family that I follow. They've got a chick. I must have missed the nest for a few days, I expected...
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Tree Swallow Update June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021 - Checking in on our swallows today. Both parents have been busy feeding the chicks. Still can't tell how many chicks ther...
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Tree Swallow Update, June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021 - A quick peek in at our tree swallows. Mom and dad have been busy hauling food in throughout the day. We've had catbirds...
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We've Got Tree Swallow Chicks! June 27, 2021

June 27, 2021 - At least some of the tree swallow chicks have hatched. Still can't see what's going on through all the feathers, but wat...
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Swallow & Wren Update, June 26, 2021

June 26, 2021 - Not much news from our tree swallows. They're still sitting on the eggs, which we can't see. This clip shows Mrs. headin...
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A Morning With The Loon Family, June 24, 2021

June 26, 2021 - Thursday morning I got to spend a few hours following our little loon family. Best guess is that on 6/24, the chicks wer...
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Swallow & Wren Update June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021 - Our tree swallows and house wrens continue to sit on their eggs. We still can't see much, but here's a quick update....
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First Loon Chicks of 2021

June 23, 2021 - Loon chicks are hatching around the Upper Valley. One of the pairs I follow had two chicks last Sunday morning. They wer...
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Round Up The Usual Suspects, June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021 - Let's round up the usual suspects once again. I've had some time in the kayak, exploring several local ponds and marshes...
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Swallow & Wren Update, June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021 - A little hard to tell exactly what's going on in our boxes. Both the swallow and the wren are sitting on their nests. Bu...
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Swallow & Wren Update, June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021 - Still haven't gotten a good view of the swallow's eggs. I think there are at least five, but can't be certain. Mrs. Swal...
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Tree Swallow & House Wren Update, June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021 - Today is the sixth day since our tree swallow laid her first egg. Usually they lay one per day until they have five to s...
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Wood Ducklings

June 15, 2021 - Sunday morning found this family of wood duck ducklings out and about. Mom was nowhere to be seen, but seven ducklings w...
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Piping Plovers On The New Hampshire Coast

June 14, 2021 - Piping plover chicks have hatched on the New Hampshire Coast. I visited last week. In the short section of beach I visit...
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Tree Swallows Have Four Eggs, Wrens Building A Nest, June 13, 2021

June 13, 2021 - Another day, another egg for our tree swallows. The wrens at the Piermont Library are hollowing out a nice cup fo...
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Swallows Have Three Eggs, June 12, 2021

June 12, 2021 - Our swallows now have three eggs and the wrens in Piermont are doing, well, something, in their box. Mrs. Swallow spe...
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Tree Swallows Have an Egg! June 10, 2021

June 10, 2021 - Mrs. Swallow has spent most of the day in her box. She laid her first egg this morning. And the wrens at the Piermo...
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Solar Eclipse, June 10, 2021

June 10, 2021 - Just a couple pix from today's solar eclipse, taken from Rogers Hill in West Newbury, Vermont. We started with a nice...
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Tree Swallows Have Moved In! June 8, 2021

June 08, 2021 - A pair of tree swallows appeared last week and checked out both our camera equipped nesting boxes. The bluebirds, who we...
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