Loons and chicks

[Dbl]

Was fortunate enough to witness these babies on their first day in the water after hatching. Local loon couple that have been around a number of years. I always seem to see the babies long after hatching so this was kind of fun. Apologies for posting a bit larger than normal but at 800 pixels the babies just get lost at the smaller size.

#1 Proud parents

#2 Dive bombed by dragon flies! The adult appears to be looking at the bug in front of him or her.

#3 Front view

#4 Feeding time with a minnow!

[Deitz Dittrich]

fantastic series.. and on my monitor here at work the size was perfect!!!

[dukhnt]

Great photos! Number 3 is my favorite.

[CFRay]

Congratulations,, good perseverance,, nice set of pics

[Canon Guy]

Those are wonderful!

[finnbay]

Love 'em, Dan! Again you're several days ahead of us. Don't expect to see any chicks for a week or two yet.

[Birdsong]

Beautiful!

[JohnK]

Great shots Dan. #1 is my favorite. I wish we had some around here.

[Paul]

beauties. Photos are good to

[Dbl]

It tell you its amazing how fast they grow! A couple of days later and they look completely different!

[JayinMN]

The third one is fantastic!

[ShawnZ]

Beautiful images. I'm particularly drawn to the second. The addition of the insects in the air, and the way the adult bird almost seems to be eyeing the fly make for an unusual and appealing presentation.

[MN Shutterbug]

What the heck. I sure didn't expect wildlife shots from the likes of Dan. That's a sweet series.

[Nymph]

Those are some fabulous shot, Dan.

[mcary]

Really great shots Dan!

[Steve Foss]

Nice work, Dan! First and third ones for me.

[panthrcat]

oh yes, number 3 has my vote!! lovely!!

[Dbl]

Thanks all, I got some more shots this weekend, they have grown!

[Hwood]

nice stuff. pic. size was good