Got an early morning start on the eve of our summer solstice yesterday, launching from the Oxbow N.W.R. in Still River (Harvard, MA). The ridge running along the river's west side sheltered me from most of the day's blustery winds...
A mother wood duck led her 9 or 10 ducklings across the river to a safe refuge...
...before going it alone and doing her injured duck performance to draw my attention away from her ducklings.
Further down near the Route 2 crossing what I think was an immature eagle appeared overhead...
On my way back upriver this green heron watched me paddle past...
...before doing a bit of a shimmy...
Trash on this stretch, once again, was plentiful...
...and included 236 "nip" bottles. My two visits to this stretch of river this month have combined to produce 493 "nip" bottles. No other waterway that I've paddled even comes close!
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