Loon nesting

Common Loon on nest

Common Loon on nest

Common Loon on nest

Common Loon on nest

Common Loon on nest

Common Loon on nest

Canadian Geese

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Canadian Geese with their goslings

Loon's nest

Loon nest

Loon nest

Loon nest

Loon nest

Loon nest

Loon nest

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Tragedy for the Osprey

Last week I posted Photos of the Osprey nest that I found but I am afriad I have some bad news.  Due to heavy winds in the area over the weekend the Ospreys have lost their nest. The top of the tree must have snapped off first becuase it was found floating on the other side of the lake.

The good news is that all survived when the tree fell the babies must have swam or flew to shore and both parents were seen watching over them from the trees.  We contacted a local resort and told them, they plan to connact the right people to help at least get the nest re-built for next year and to watch over the babies, where were pretty big (if you look at last weeks post) so they should be fine.

Babies

 

Parents

The Growing Baby

I cought up with the baby Loon again last weekend and it's getting so big!  Check out the images below.

Common Loon Baby

Common Loon and baby

Common Loon and baby

Common Loon and baby

Common Loon baby

Osprey Nest

We got these great shots of the Osprey feeding her young out on the lake this weekend.  The 'babies' were pretty big I imagine they don't have too much longer before mom takes them out to fish on their own.

Osprey with their young

Osprey with their young

Osprey with their young

Osprey flying

loon mother and child

The loon baby is growing!  I just love this picture that I got of the 'mother' and baby.  I say 'mother' because I am not 100% sure that it was the mother.  :)

 

The last time we saw the baby it looked like it was starting to lose it's baby feathers but I didn't get pictures of it.  Also I hope to be setting up a system to sell print for any for any that is interested.  But I have not had time yet with the holiday weekend - happy belated 4th by the way.

Common Loon Baby

We went boating on a mission this weekend, there was rumor that the Loons on this one lake had been out with their baby.  Is a baby loon called a chick or a duckling?  Any way we found them.  The baby was so cute.  Late we were talking with a couple and they gave us the sad news that the loons had two babies but a neighbor saw them pushing it in the water trying to get it to swim but it was too late.  They weren't sure what had happened to it but they were very upset.  They were happy to see the photos of the surviving baby, they were worried something may have happened to it too.

Northwoods Common Loons

Northwoods Common Loon and Baby

Northwoods Common Loon and Baby

Northwoods Common Loon and Baby

Northwoods Common Loon and Baby

Baby Ducks and help id this animal

I had to share these, while boating we came across a mommy duck, we think it may have been a Wood Duck, and about six or so little baby ducks.  The mom kind of got separated from them but was trying to swim back to them as we went by.  I didn't get a very good shot of the mother, but here are the babies!  They are so cute.

Also while scouting for places to hang my new nature cam, we found this print.  It's not a wolf I know that, but I thought it was interesting.  My boyfriend said he thought it was a raccoon, but it doesn't seem long like a raccoon's print (i searched it on google)  You can see the claw marks and good friends on the DNR site say that raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes, and dogs will often leave claw marks.