The Loons

[Richard Cranium]

This new family hangs out just off shore in front of my place. Feeding the baby is pretty much a non-stop operation all day long and it's fascinating to watch them.

 

[440+6]

Cool to watch aren't they, with that title I was expecting to see a pic of your family lol.

 

[Donny]

Thats up in NH, Loons don't go to mASSholechussetts.

 

[67GTX440]

Just one? I see the baby ducks in my area and Ma and Pa starting off with quite a large entourage, but they seem to get picked off by predators and the herd dwindles pretty quickly.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Thats up in NH, Loons don't go to mASSholechussetts.

That is very true.

Just one? I see the baby ducks in my area and Ma and Pa starting off with quite a large entourage, but they seem to get picked off by predators and the herd dwindles pretty quickly.

Ducks are like Chevys; they're everywhere and millions are made yearly whereas Loons are like Mopars; more fascinating to look at and not as many made.

 

[MarPar]

caught a couple of pics of these loony bastards on a fitchin trip a couple years back...

 

[Budnicks]

cool stuff RC/DH

 

[Photon440]

I see loons in my pocket any day of the week...



Great pictures, RC!

 

['67Satellite]

Pretty birds, one of many things I miss about living in the nort'.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Why are you running into loons?.........

 

[Richard Cranium]

Why are you running into loons?.........

Because they are only 10' off the end of my pier.

 

[Propwash]

Sure are neat birds. A few quaint calls by them at 6 am is a comfortable reminder you're somewhere much more pleasant than the traffic choked, cell phone ridden, stab your neighbor in the back concrete jungle. Funny how the simple things make you forget everything else so easily.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Sure are neat birds. A few quaint calls by them at 6 am is a comfortable reminder you're somewhere much more pleasant than the traffic choked, cell phone ridden, stab your neighbor in the back concrete jungle. Funny how the simple things make you forget everything else so easily.

True, but they have a nasty habit of screaming at 3:00 am.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Oh, I see. I thought you were talking about California again.

 

[super-bee_ski]

Sure are neat birds. A few quaint calls by them at 6 am is a comfortable reminder you're somewhere much more pleasant than the traffic choked, cell phone ridden, stab your neighbor in the back concrete jungle. Funny how the simple things make you forget everything else so easily.

Well said Propwash...well said!

 

[Propwash]

Oh, I see. I thought you were talking about California again.

hehehehehe...

 

[Cranky]

Nothing but duck heads around here.....

 

[Sonny Black]

The loons stop at my house (south east WI.) in April, the 2nd through the 15th...this year the ice was still on the lake and the loons were about 20 days late.....yes they are nice BUT crabby, they CHASE all the other migratory birds away!