One of the things we love to do in Muskoka is explore rivers and lakes by canoe, though rivers are more interesting; every lake has an abundance of cottages along its shores. We launched the canoe at the beach in Rosseau and paddled lazily along the river as it snaked through forested banks and open fields. Just before we reached highway 141 a large beaver dam kept us from venturing any further. We paddled back, stopping in the shade of a giant tree along the bank and had a leisurely lunch.
We were entertained by a heron who watched us gliding along and just as we came near he/she would fly off but perch on the riverbank about 50 meters ahead, and again watch us approach and with a flapping of its wings liftoff and fly ahead. The heron did this repeatedly so we assumed it was escorting us away from a nest but after we turned back at the beaver dam the heron continued guiding us along the river.
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