New loon
p.1 #1New loon
I've put out a loon nesting platform in Central Mn each year since 2009. The first egg hatched this year on May 24th, which was a fair bit earlier than I'd ever seen by five days.
Looks like only one of the two eggs hatched, as this morning the parents had moved to the other side of the lake.
Here's one from the 25th, so one day old. They were still close to the platform and so I could use a 600mm + 2x tc on a tripod from the shore.
Edited on May 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM · View previous versions
Looks like only one of the two eggs hatched, as this morning the parents had moved to the other side of the lake.
Here's one from the 25th, so one day old. They were still close to the platform and so I could use a 600mm + 2x tc on a tripod from the shore.
Edited on May 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM · View previous versions
May 26, 2026 at 11:47 AM
p.1 #2New loon
Great composition Steve. I'm wondering why there is a lavender cast. It's great that you got to see the chick with the parent.
Morris
Morris
May 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
p.1 #3New loon
morris wrote:
Great composition Steve. I'm wondering why there is a lavender cast. It's great that you got to see the chick with the parent.
Morris
Thanks.
As for the cast probably because I didn't notice it. Appreciate that you did.
Great composition Steve. I'm wondering why there is a lavender cast. It's great that you got to see the chick with the parent.
Morris
Thanks.
As for the cast probably because I didn't notice it. Appreciate that you did.
May 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM
p.1 #4New loon
Nice! The magenta cast is easily corrected in Lightroom using the white balance/tint eye dropper on the gray areas of the adult's feathers.
May 26, 2026 at 06:06 PM