Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Why we love Windsor


Birds like the Red Tail Hawks seen frequently in the area behind the Inn and throughout Paradise Park.


Spending time with family, like this outing for Chinese Food in Claremont with Mario, Angie and Josh.  Mario graduates from Harvard Law School in a month!


The swallows swooping around and landing almost on top of you from time to time.  (Tree Swallow)




Little guys growing up and learning all sorts of new things!  Eddie is really the little man now.


Though at times, he is a bit dubious about his big sister Maddie!


Seeing amazing critters like this mystery critter.  What is it?  First grandkid to id get's $10!

Or a Bald Eagle sitting in a tree literally outside your door?

Or for that matter one of the Larson brother cousins (here Lars) covered head to toe in mud.  They really do have a mud season in Vermont!


This female Common Merganser was headed out over the lake with her prize!


The male was trying to get her attention!



The Hooded Mergansers are my favorites among all of the ducks.


The Eastern Phoebe is the first of the flycatchers to return.



And of course the Tom Turkeys are strutting their stuff for the ladies.

One of the most amazing finds was this giant Snapping Turtle.  This critter was 3 to 4 feet from nose to tail!



Out across the lake behind Michelle's house is a pagoda on a bit of a peninsula.  Look carefully at the log to the right of the pagoda down near the water.


Just walking around town is so interesting to look up and see the variety of landscapes.



We love this place and love seeing the family when we are here.

4 comments:

Christian and Kennebec Vial said...

Cool! That snapping turtle is insane! I had seen one in the water when I was walking around the lake last year. It's neat seeing what it looks like on land.

And of course your bird documenting is great too.

I didn't even recognize Eddie, he looks so big! Thanks for the Windsor update.

Alicia Vial Beesley said...

Oh man!!! You hit the jackpot with this post. Cool birds and the cutest kids in the world!!! I can't believe how many different birds you got right around there.

And I didn't recognize Eddie either. It has been too long since I have seen him.

paula said...

The little guy has really grown up. He has the best facial expressions. Miss Maddie of course running the show. With Anders being so creative.
2 more days and off we go again for home.

Chelle said...

Maddie thinks this is a Spotted Redshank.

This is a tough one.

Anders thinks it's a Pelagic Cormorant.