Tag Archives: Wildlife
Loon and Eagle Baby Update
When all is calm and running smoothly on the campground-home front, Monday’s are our day off. I hadn’t planned to take this one . . . normally we start taking them after the Fourth of July has come and gone. … Continue reading
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Tagged eagles, loons, Wildlife, writing notes
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Kayaking with Alex
My daughter’s home for a visit! We went for a power walk, we talked about theater and writing and everything we’d been up to, we bought an ice cream cake for Ben’s 15th birthday . . . and we … Continue reading
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The Loon Family of 2012
After reading a blurb on Facebook Sunday, in which I’d mentioned I hadn’t been able to find the loon family anywhere in spite of having been out on the lake for two hours on Friday and again Saturday . . … Continue reading
The Triplets are Growing by Leaps and Bounds!
The lake was pretty choppy today, but it didn’t stop me from kayaking out to find the loons. I’m still a little worried about them, and I’d feel better if I saw them with a baby. Alas, I never did … Continue reading
Loon Update
Thanks to a dear friend’s recommendation, I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple of days watching the Minnesota Loon Cam. This nesting pair is is on a loon raft, which intrigued me. One of the eggs hatched in … Continue reading
Nesting Loons
It’s official. I’m now a wildlife geek. Honestly, I’m already trying to figure out how and when I can get this rental lens sent back in a couple of weeks. In all my years of loon watching, I’ve never, ever … Continue reading
Eagles As Seen Through a Larger Lens
I’m having waaaaaaay too much fun with this rental lens. It’s so big, a pair of purple martens hovered over it several times while it stood on the tripod, aimed at the eagle’s nest. They were trying to make a … Continue reading
More Good News!!
The loons are nesting!! I know this isn’t’ a very good photo of the nesting site. But I didn’t dare get any closer. As with eagles, loons need a wide berth . . . a two hundred foot berth. … Continue reading
Mother/Child Moments
I still can’t get over the fact that there’s three . . . count them, THREE . . . . . . baby eaglets in the nest. I mean, having two is rare. Three is a miracle! I … Continue reading
Eagle Baby Reveal
I know you’ve all been waiting patiently for an eagle baby update. So even though I was practically falling asleep on my feet today after the campground opening, I grabbed the extra long camera lens, and the tripod, and … Continue reading