Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Territorial Loon



It was a great weekend on Leech lake for wildlife watching. I was on the dock with my long lens and heard a commotion near our swim platform. Some very young mallards got separated from the mother and the male loon went crazy. Fortunately for the little ones they can move pretty quick on top of the water but it was exciting for a minute or so.
Barry Shepherd

7 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:16 AM

    Fantastic pictures!
    Looks like July will be our first time back in a while.
    Are both male, female & young loon still there?
    Ed

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  2. Anonymous8:42 PM

    I thought there were 3 young loons. Has something happened to a couple of them if there is only one now.

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  3. Anonymous8:12 PM

    As of this past wknd, we are indeed down to one baby loon, the 2nd and/or 3rd must be gone now.
    Quite common to lose young ones to predators or just mother nature.

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