Hello All,
I was happy to discover on July 3rd that the common loon chick had successfully hatched. The new family was very receptive to me spending time with them, often swimming and feeding less than twenty feet from the boat.
It has been a goal of mine to capture on film a chick hitching a ride atop its mother’s back. I had many opportunities on this day and I am very pleased with the way the images turned out.
It will be fun to follow this family over the next few months, to watch the chick age, change colour, and become an adult itself. I hope to share those adventures with you all.
In all of these images the chick is 5/6 days old.
I was also able to shoot this short video while out on the water, showcasing the interactions between mother and chick.
Some of these images are available for purchase as photographic prints. Please click on tab at the top of the page for more information.
Yours in the Outdoors,
Justin
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