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05-SEP-2007 Hank v/d Velde

20070905 072 Common Loon 1st fam (11-12 weeks).jpg

Mississippi lake, Ontario

The young loons are getting quite big now. I've not yet seen them fly but last week I did see this one running-like on water with its wings flapping in order to get to Mom in a hurry when I approached. They should be flying any time now. For that matter, one doesn't often see the adults flying. When approached, they usually just dive and resurface a long distance away. I have yet to get a good flight shot of the loon.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/800s f/7.1 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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