Swans at Mitten Pond

Saturday was a warm, sunny opportunity to hike around the ACFL south of Little Cranberry Lake. It was the most popular weekend I've seen so far this year, with bikers and horse riders evident in addition to the hikers. I must have seen a half-dozen people.

These two swans were paddling around Mitten Pond feeding. Their necks appear long enough to reach plants growing on the bottom, even in the middle of the pond. You would see what looked like a white pillow floating in the water, then suddenly the neck and head would appear with a mouthful of pond salad.