Couldn't resist taking pictures of the loon family. Mrs loon wasn't happy with us getting so close to baby. We've watched the eaglets fledge and leave their nest. They hang out along the shore thinking about trying to fish. An otter brought her two babies to our dock. They like to swim under the main dock and feast on minnows. Anyone silly enough to leave a minnow bucket in the water overnight without it being locked tight is in for a surprise in the morning. The otters can get in them with ease and munch down the whole bucket. We have also had a beaver that comes in the evening with a branch or two in its mouth and it zips under the main dock with his prize. We don't know what happens next --- we never see him leave and we don't see a large cache of branches under the dock.
We also have lots of bats around the resort. The resort owner has put up several bat houses hoping to entice them to live in them rather than the cabins. We don't think the bat houses are in the right places because the bats still seem to prefer hanging out around or YIKES in the cabins. We've had to go in to a cabin or two and capture and "relocate" several bats.
If you get a chance check out the webcam at the resort. Type nlro in your web browser and click on the choice that says Webcam- Northern Lights Resort Outfitting and Youth Quest. It shows a little bit of the dock and some boats and you might get a glimpse of one of us. We work Fridays and Sundays early and Mondays late.
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