Jeanine initially thought this might be a wood duck but now is not so sure. I shot this yesterday near the Oxbow Nature Preserve while Kyle was warming up for his match. Technically not a great photo because of the extreme magnification (they were out in the middle of a big pond) but I could not resist the family grouping. >> Our friend CJ has made the ID. This is a female hooded merganser.

Today was my first opportunity to watch Kyle compete in track & field. Concord had a meet with Tyngsboro which is not too far from where I work. I made it to the track just in time to see him run but not enough to set up my camera. Kyle won the 400m in a time of 59 seconds. It was amazing to watch. Kyle broke open a 30m lead in the first 150m and held it for the remainder of the race. Second place was a full 4 seconds behind him. Jeanine, based on her track experience in high school, is claiming full genetic credit for Kyle’s talent in this sport.