male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is that intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. Over the years and countless outings, that older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate would probably hear me in the stillness of earliest mornings; they would paddle to the cove and then to within 10 feet or so of me, stop, moving their heads from side to side and then utter soft hoots..... "hoot.. hoot......hoot".
Aug 19, 2023 at 05:19 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is that intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate would probably hear me in the stillness of earliest mornings; they would paddle to the cove and then to within 10 feet or so of me, stop, moving their heads from side to side and utter soft hoots..... "hoot.. hoot......hoot".
Aug 19, 2023 at 05:18 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is that intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and were within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate would paddle to within 10 feet or so of me, stop, mov their heads from side to side and utter soft hoots..... "hoot.. hoot......hoot".
Aug 19, 2023 at 05:14 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is that intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and were within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft hoots..... "hoot.. hoot......hoot".
Aug 19, 2023 at 05:11 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is that intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and were within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:45 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023) and he is only gradually accepting me around.
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is the intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and were within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
*Apparently* (I cannot be certain) this is that 2023 intruding male.
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:44 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023).
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is the intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. He and his mate were incubating and were within days of an expected hatching. And I had worked with this older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
*Apparently* (I cannot be certain) this is that 2023 intruding male. As you may see, he is only gradually accepting me around.
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:43 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023).
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident (mated) male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that the loon in this image is the intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. The attack occurred within just several days of the expected hatching I had worked with it for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
*Apparently* this is that new guy and he is only gradually accepting me around.
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:36 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023).
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident male. I cannot be certain, but it is likely that this loon in this image is the intruding male from 2022.
I was devastated by the death of that older male. I had worked with it for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
*Apparently* this is that new guy and he is only gradually accepting me around.
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:32 AM
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male Common Loon with his 2023 chick (10 days of age).
This is the new resident male on this basin. We first saw each other this spring (2023).
In late June 2022 an intruding male entered the basin, attacked and eventually killed the former long-time (and older) resident male. I was devastated. I had worked with that older male for a decade; we recognized each other. Loons are capable of identifying individual people. That older male would greet me when I was entering or exiting the basin. He and his mate paddled to within 10 feet of me, stopped, moved their heads from side to side and uttered soft "hoot, hoot".
*Apparently* this is that new guy and he is only gradually accepting me around.
Aug 19, 2023 at 03:29 AM
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