Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Wildlife at Pawtuckaway Lake in Nottingham, NH

Kayaked at Pawtuckaway Lake this past weekend.  Don't believe I've ever seen so much wildlife in one day.  Highly recommend kayaking prior to the real start of boating season.  Barely saw another boat until later in the day. 

First animal spotted was the Common Loon.  Far more impressive than pictures below indicate, it's a beautiful bird, but a bit shy.  Did get a good view, however, when a large fish swam under my kayak.  Moments later the Loon had a good sized fish in its mouth not far away.

The bird that seemed somewhat unconcerned with the kayak was the Blue Heron.  The Blue Heron fished along the edge of the lake, snapping up some small creature, rinsing it off and eating it.  The were numerous turtles sunning themselves.  Most were not interested in hanging around to have their picture taken, but one stayed in his spot, as seen below. 

Finally, I was paddling out of a small cove, took out my camera for a simple shot of the scenery, and a beaver hopped in the water right next to me.  That is the second picture down.  He slapped his tail and dove under water shortly after the picture was taken.















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