This loon, taken five years ago, wouldn’t pass muster today.
When I look back at my earlier pictures of loons, I find that a surprisingly large number of them were taken in late June during the freshet.
Yesterday’s loon visited at sunset.
Maybe its approach was encouraged by the inordinately high water, but the loon came much closer to me than had any previous one.
The resulting shots also represent the high-water mark for my loon photography.
If you look carefully at the bottom picture, you can see water beading up perfectly on the bird’s back. Water fowl groom very carefully to stay hydrophobic. Lovely!
I wanted to show the girls some loon pictures today and I thought of you. Good timing!
Tracy, the loon does not come by often enough to be assured that your girls would see one when they come this way—but, maybe.