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Jul 7, 2019 20:58:31   #
LakeGal Loc: Cloquet, Minnesota
 
While out on the lake I spotted the nest. I had never seen loon eggs before. We have a pair of loons that have had a chick in the past, but this year we are blessed with two little babies! They're growing fast--already starting to dive. They still "hitch a ride" when they can.


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Jul 7, 2019 21:05:25   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Jul 7, 2019 21:57:30   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Great capture.

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Jul 7, 2019 22:05:02   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Cute!

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Jul 7, 2019 22:08:32   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Very nice.

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Jul 7, 2019 22:39:59   #
Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA
 
You have 2 survivors. That is very special. Frequently the dominate chick will kill the younger one and the parents will do nothing to intervene.

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Jul 7, 2019 23:05:23   #
MDI Mainer
 
Dave327 wrote:
You have 2 survivors. That is very special. Frequently the dominate chick will kill the younger one and the parents will do nothing to intervene.


Or some predator will get one of the chicks. Last year we were horrified to actually have been watching as one of the three hatchlings of our resident loon pair was pulled under and disappeared, we assume the victim of a snapping turtle.

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Jul 8, 2019 06:20:05   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
Fantastic!

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Jul 8, 2019 07:04:19   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
The final image is the winner for me and I had never seen their eggs before this and they're a lovely shade of brown with speckles .

Thanks

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Jul 8, 2019 07:11:26   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 

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Jul 8, 2019 08:36:15   #
mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma
 
👍 Well done!

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Jul 8, 2019 09:46:40   #
Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan
 
Way to go!

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Jul 8, 2019 10:07:01   #
phv Loc: Goleta, California
 
Beautiful shots!

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Jul 8, 2019 10:37:07   #
LakeGal Loc: Cloquet, Minnesota
 
NMGal wrote:
Great capture.


Thank you!

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Jul 8, 2019 11:07:37   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Very good set, LakeGal.

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