Reason for a Change-Mitch’s Blog

After a late breakfast, Eileen and I went out to Griffy Lake and rented a canoe, cheap at $5/hour. The lake is down and shallow at the east end. We paddled along the south shore, trying to stay in the shade where possible, and we pulled into the first little bay to find a turtle basking on a log. As we move along the shoreline, we came upon a several great blue herons, and what I assume was a green heron, its neck was short and Eileen saw its blue/green back feathers, plus it was right by the waterside. We also saw a kingfisher, and I am sure I heard a Cooper’s Hawk calling from the southern hills.

On our way back we came upon a heron on a branch, he took off as we came close, but then we came around a corner into a bay, and there was another heron fishing. We stopped paddling, and then the other heron came winging in from the south, squacking at the other heron, landing right there, then then both took off.

As we were leaving we saw this cool picture that represents the various watersheds in Monroe County.