Last year I watched late into the season while two loons alternately sat on a nest in vain. This year two chicks hatched on this NH lake that has not had loon chicks for over 40 years. Here is a photo from this morning showing both chicks — the second is under wing peeking out.
One chick had an interesting style of holding on — grasping a tail feather with its leg. If you can’t see it clearly in this photo, look at the blowup below.
Hanging on…
Here are a few more photos I took early today.
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