Paddling the Flow

We spent a couple of hours this morning exploring the Flow.  We saw the resident bald eagle, which was perched in a tree on the big island most of the time we were out.  But I forgot my camera so no photo.  We saw one loon but hopefully there is a pair so we have another chick this year.  To complete the bird tally, we also saw ring-billed gulls, Canada geese, and red-winged blackbirds.  We went through the culvert and saw a doe and small fawn at the water's edge.  The iris are blooming.  And  since the winds were still, there were a fair number of black flies harassing us.