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Baby on Board

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by Tlow from Dartmouth CA on 29 Jun 2025
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This mother loon (Gavia immer) floats by with a baby chick peering out from under a protective wing. I have watched this nesting sight for a long time. Her last successful hatch was seven years ago. Heavy rains in mid June here in Nova Scotia usually end in her nest getting submerged before the chick is hatched.

  • Camera: NIKON D850
  • Focal: 500 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 8
tagged: common loon trevor lowthers birds nova scotia chicks animal anseriformes bird waterfowl beak water nature outdoors common_loon loons liquid lake

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