Common loon and chicks

allanrubé

I had a chance to use my kayak with my wife and friends Tuesday. We went to a lake and enjoyed finding a pair of loons with a pair of chicks. What really got interesting was when another male showed up. There was a big fight to drive it away - by both parents.
If you know loons then you know they need a lot of open water to get a running start before they can get airborne. It was a funny sight to watch each loon trying to get into the air and be higher than its adversary. The action, unfortunately, was too far away to bother trying to photograph - it lasted almost a half hour before the odd male was driven off.
Here are 3 of the shots I was able to take.

windoze

nice pics - very colorful indeed!
BTW, i might find my self up in Nashua, come the end of next month.
any recommendations for good pic taking places in Nashua and nearby?


troy

Harryb

Outstanding captures.

ShepsMom

Very nice close-ups!

Dick on Aruba

Wow allen, excellent series!

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

allanrubé

Dick on Aruba wrote:

Wow allen, excellent series!

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

Thanks Dick, Harry, Marina, and Troy. I enjoy watching loons throughout hte year. During the fight to drive off the odd male, both parents left the two checks and perhaps went a good 1/2 mile away for 15 + minutes. I had not seen that before.

Maestro

Wow! Loons are so photogenic. Nice series!

Ric Grupe

Nicely detailed close ups.

Harv

Congrats on a great job with these. Love them.