Loon Chicks on Lake Sunapee
June 30, plus or minus a day, a pair of loon chicks hatched on Lake Sunapee. Jann and I discovered them July 3 and spent about 15 minutes with them.…
June 30, plus or minus a day, a pair of loon chicks hatched on Lake Sunapee. Jann and I discovered them July 3 and spent about 15 minutes with them.…
Mothers (or fathers) and babies can be adorable. Loons certainly fall into this category. There seems to be something about this ancient species that is very attractive to many of…
I spent a very pleasant two hours Thursday morning kayaking on my favorite pond. After visiting it often for many years, this was only my second visit in the last…
Yesterday I spent, literally, one minute with the Sunapee loon mother and her chick, "Penny". The light and the water were terrible for photography, and we were just passing through.…
The loon chick on Lake Sunapee has entered its "ugly" stage of partial molt. This was taken early afternoon yesterday. You can see the earlier, cuter version of this chick…
Is this a photo or a painting, or perhaps a digital creation? It looks like a painting or digital creation, but it is a "straight" photo. It was shot…
I'm personally not a fan of naming wild creatures, but others feel differently. The third loon chick to hatch on Lake Sunapee quickly got the name "Penny" although no one knows…
I was in my kayak just after 6 this morning. Â It was a nice ride. Â In a space of 70 minutes I got a variety of photos: A sailboat waiting…
On the last Sunday of September I arrived at my favorite pond well before sunrise. Sadly, it was my first visit in several years. There would be no glorious sunrise…
The pair of loon chicks on Lake Sunapee are growing quickly and losing some of their "baby fur".
Last year I watched late into the season while two loons alternately sat on a nest in vain. This year two chicks hatched on this NH lake that has not had loon chicks…
After photographing loons on THE POND for many years – film and digital – when no one was there except perhaps Judy, I have been avoiding the crowds that I…