Jane and I went to Grafton Pond on Tuesday. The loon chicks have hatched and are being tended by their parents. We saw two families of loons, one with a very young chick,
and another with a larger and older chick.
We also found a great blue heron hiding in the bushes.
We’ve had a busy week paddling. Wednesday found us on the Pompy. We didn’t see a lot of wildlife, but it is always a pleasant paddle.
North Hartland Lake was our next outing. We saw our first great blue heron of the year as well as the usual sandpipers, a cormorant, turtles and a grackle. We were serenaded by songs birds, but didn’t see many. The yellow and blue flags were in full bloom.
Today we went to Grafton Pond. We found loons, including a young chick.
One of the loons tried to fly right at us, but decided the runway was too short, so stopped and dove.