This morning as I was bass fishing with my clients on Megunticook Lake in Camden we were surprised by a pair of loons. The loons came from a considerable distance behind us. Actually my clients came from a more considerable distance, but that is another story. Each loon swam under the boat seconds apart (they were very visible passing by in the clear water) and came up only a few feet away. In hindsight it was one of the best photo opportunities I have ever had to get an image of a loon they were so close that the green neck band was very prominent in the sunlight. Needless to say the camera was safe in its case inside my waterproof box. Far from where it was needed at that second a great memory but sorry no picture for the rest of you.
I have no idea what they were up to. There was a single loon at the back of the cove that made no move to leave when I entered. So I simply gave it a wide berth and left the cove. These two were with a fourth loon outside of the cove and swam up as soon as we had come out of the cove. I’m sure some loon drama but unfortunately I am not privy to the details.
We also saw a loon chick in another part of the lake that looks to be growing well and is almost half grown. Quite the change from when I saw it a few weeks back as a tiny fluff ball. The eagle chicks have also grown and are now making quite the racket when an adult bird shows up with a fish. One of my clients commented “now I know what they mean by screaming eagles”.
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