Our loons have been a relaxing distraction this summer. The two families that we see most often on our lake seem like friends to those who live here — cohabitants of a beautiful waterfront retreat.
The tiny fluffballs that ride on their parents backs in June, are fully capable of diving and even flying by September, but it’s interesting to note that the adults were still feeding their “teenagers” when I shot this photo in August. The parents dive deeply and then return with a morsel, the young loons paddling quickly to reach the adult and take the minnow into their own beak.
And after swallowing the fish, the young loon (on the left) engaged in a sweet habit of circling the adult (on the right.) That’s how I captured this pose - it almost looks like the two are hugging.
As their feathers turn from the stark black and white of spring, to the warm brown hues we see now, I know that autumn is nearly here. I’ll definitely miss our loons when they fly south for the winter…
Wisconsin Loon Series
Early June
Late June
August
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11:19 am
Lovely catch! thanks for dropping by and for the vote Have a great day!
11:31 am
Great capture! I take it one is male and the other female?
1:24 pm
beautiful!
1:46 pm
Great shot. They are such beautiful birds. Happy WT/WW
1:46 pm
Definitely a lovely shot! Happy WW
4:35 pm
They are beautiful! I missed them during their move North this year but hope to catch them on their trip back south. Do they normally leave your area in September?
8:00 pm
Kelly,
The narrative is as heartwarming as the picture itself. Thanks for both!
9:22 pm
Beautiful (but my little guy insists that they are ducks LOL).
9:41 pm
Very nice photo. I love ducks.
9:48 pm
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6:56 am
Aren’t loons great entertainment? We love watching them dive and guessing where they will resurface! Wonderful shots!
7:57 am
They’re beautiful!
10:18 am
I can remember watching loons on the lakes when we lived there. Great picture!
11:23 am
What a great pic! You and Kailani totally rock with your WW this week.
Hugs,
Holly
1:30 pm
What a gorgeous photo!!
Happy WW.
6:19 pm
I absolutely love this photo!!
I so miss the lake we had in our backyard. I loved feeding the ducks and fish.
7:04 pm
This is an awesome photo! My SIL loves Loons–I’m gonna check it out as a possible Xmas gift, OK? BTW, did you see my Bloggy Buddy Veggie Mom’s post on the Great State of Wisconsin? She was featured on Blog Around the World yesterday–great stuff!
8:19 pm
You’ve captured a lovely shot. They look really sweet together.
6:59 am
I am so envious that you have waterfront property!! I think that is the best part of Wisconsin!!
And that photograph!! Really nice! Wildlife is another great thing about living here…and loons won’t eat my veggie garden:-)
6:44 pm
You captured the loons so well this summer. It’s sad to see the summer coming to a close.
8:48 pm
Another great photo, cousin! Are you back to work now?
2:32 am
I like this post, it is fun to observe and photograph wildlife.
2:32 am
I like this post, it is fun to observe and photograph wildlife.
11:29 pm
I noted this week that the merganzers are back on the creek — they head north to nest.
Some mallards at least nest here and we get to see their babies.