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Photographing loons can be a challenge. The birds tend to avoid people and stay well offshore in deep water. Nevertheless, over the years, I have accrued\u00a0some close views and even some of loons on nests and others swimming with chicks. But, I have never managed good shots of a loon eating\u00a0a fish. Given the amount of time\u00a0a loon spends fishing, this is a bit unexpected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saturday, I watched a loon down a fish. As usual, the loon was far offshore, so the pictures are so-so, but they were\u00a0fun to get.<\/p>\n
Following a dive, a loon surfaced with a rather large fish in its bill. As the loon cannot tear\u00a0it apart, the fish must be aligned with the bill so that it can be swallowed\u00a0whole. As the loon tried to manoeuvre the fish, it was dropped a few times and had to be recaptured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It took more than a minute for the loon to get the fish properly aligned, but once done, the head tipped back and the whole fish quickly vanished down the gullet.\u00a0![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/loonfish140823bs.jpg\")
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Photographing loons can be a challenge. The birds tend to avoid people and stay well offshore in deep water. Nevertheless, over the years, I have accrued\u00a0some close views and even some of loons on nests and others swimming with … Continue reading