BELOW: A Great Blue Heron stands in the shallows of the pond at the Gilford resort.
BELOW: A Great Blue Heron stands in the shallows of the pond at the Gilford resort.

Paddle boaters were treated to the sight of a Great Blue Heron at Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford on Thursday. The bird skimmed the surface of the water, feet trailing, and at one point was seen with a frog in its bill.