Monday, May 28, 2012

Maquoketa River Kayaking

Rick and I took a day to paddle down the Maquoketa River. We traveled 36 miles and just over 6 hours from just below the Maquoketa dam to a river access. 
Rick and I were a few hours into our trip when we saw this little baby groundhog swimming across the river. As we got closer he turned around mid-stream and tried to climb onto our kayak, he slipped and tried again and we realized how tired he must be to try to climb into our boat with us. Rick got a paddle under him and I steered us to shore. When we got close he slid back into the water and climbed onto the bank where he sat and watched us float away.

A colony of Cliff Swallows

Barn Swallow


Killdeer

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