Oh Baby!

Last week I shared some shots of one of the pairs of loons on our lake.  Today I have a series of shots showcasing the baby.  Have I mentioned how lucky we are to be able to enjoy these incredible moments!

 

Loons On Our Lake...

We are so lucky to be able to enjoy these beautiful birds!

Did you notice the baby on momma's back?

And a ruby throated humming bird.  

Cottage Creatures

I've been taking a lot of wildlife shots over the summer and I thought I'd share a few more.  It's really incredible to see all of these wonderful animals, either right near our cottage, or on our boat rides on the lake.  We are so fortunate. 'sigh'

Mink

The hungry baby Robins.  This nest was at the back door of our friend's cottage, on their electric meter.

Momma Robin

A snapping turtle sunning on a hot day.

A baby loon stretching his wings.

Young loons with a parent (not sure if this is Momma or Poppa).  The little ones are a few weeks old now.

The young loon is getting bigger.  In this photo it's about a month or so old.

Feeding time: the young loon is eating a fish!

Young loon continues to grow and is beginning to take on the light colouring of the adult's
winter coat which it will keep until it darken to black next spring.

Gull, dreaming of Egypt

A rabbit getting a drink in the lake.

We saw this beaver eating the bark of this birch for about a week straight.
Every evening around 7:30 he'd be out there eating.

Dragonfly along for a boat ride.

A dock spider that's hitched a ride in the back of the boat.

These photos are being linked to Photo Show Off, Texture Tuesday, Sweet Shot Tuesday, Our World Tuesday, This or That Thursdays, Shoot, Edit, Submit, Fabulous Friday and Photo Friday Link Party.

Birth Announcement on the Lake

I've been keeping busy doing a lot of cycling (30 km per day), kayaking, and photography (but sadly almost no fibre art).

We had 2 new baby loons hatch on the lake the other day and I was lucky enough to get a wonderful photo of papa feeding one of the babies.  The other baby is between the parents and therefore can't be seen but I think it's a wonderful photo (I can just hear my husband's voice in my head as he says, "Self praise is no praise.", but oh well!)