They don't seem real up close.......The Common Loon.....not so common ..fixed
IMG_8826 by Jeff Manser, on Flickr
IMG_8718 by Jeff Manser, on FlickrThe bigger you can view it the better
Pondrader "now I'm no rocket scientist but I do get a shot or two"  16,028 posts Gallery: 2548 photos Best ofs: 5 Likes: 57084 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Minden, Ontario, Canada More info | Jun 24, 2014 19:02 | #1 They don't seem real up close.......The Common Loon.....not so common ..fixed IMG_8826 by Jeff Manser, on Flickr IMG_8718 by Jeff Manser, on FlickrThe bigger you can view it the better Jeff ........, 7D, 70-300L, 100-400LII
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butterfly2937 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 24, 2014 20:58 | #2 |
Pondrader THREAD STARTER "now I'm no rocket scientist but I do get a shot or two" 16,028 posts Gallery: 2548 photos Best ofs: 5 Likes: 57084 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Minden, Ontario, Canada More info | Jun 24, 2014 21:05 | #3 Sorry Carol I should have said....Its a Common Loon, There a bit of a Iconic bird's around here. Very much associated with being at the cottage on the lake with the Loon singing his song every evening as everyone is sitting around the camp fire. Thats how most see the Loon Jeff ........, 7D, 70-300L, 100-400LII
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twoshadows Liquid Nitrogen  7,342 posts Gallery: 52 photos Best ofs: 19 Likes: 4905 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Between the palms and the pines. More info | Jun 25, 2014 00:39 | #4 Jeff, great captures. Coooool bird. xgender.net
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budcam Goldmember  More info | Jun 25, 2014 04:27 | #5 Oh the call of the Loon is sweet, well done Jeff. Dan
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RonnieH Goldmember 1,793 posts Likes: 53 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Twining, Michigan USA More info | Jun 25, 2014 06:35 | #6 Very nice Jeff,,and i agree nothing like the call of a loon on the lake
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Pondrader THREAD STARTER "now I'm no rocket scientist but I do get a shot or two" 16,028 posts Gallery: 2548 photos Best ofs: 5 Likes: 57084 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Minden, Ontario, Canada More info | Jun 25, 2014 08:02 | #7 twoshadows wrote in post #16992941 Jeff, great captures. Coooool bird. Thank's Ian, hoping for better light this week coming. budcam wrote in post #16993128 Oh the call of the Loon is sweet, well done Jeff. For everyone I think Dan. Ronnie H wrote in post #16993236 Very nice Jeff,,and i agree nothing like the call of a loon on the lake ------------- Ron Thank's Ron Jeff ........, 7D, 70-300L, 100-400LII
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Jun 25, 2014 18:16 | #8 Beautiful photos of a beautiful bird. When we see them down here, they don't have this beautiful plumage. My Gear: 6D, 7D, EOS-M w EF-M 22 f2 STM and EF-M 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS STM, 17-40L f4, 24-70L f2.8, 100 f2.8 non-IS macro, 70-200L f/4 IS, 400L f5.6,, Canon 1.4x II TC, Canon Speedlite 430 EX II, Better Beamer. Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod, 2 monopods, Manfrotto ballhead and pistol grip tripod heads.
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Pondrader THREAD STARTER "now I'm no rocket scientist but I do get a shot or two" 16,028 posts Gallery: 2548 photos Best ofs: 5 Likes: 57084 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Minden, Ontario, Canada More info | Jun 25, 2014 18:32 | #9 Really Betty, If you have a shot of one in the winter plumage I'd love to see it?? Jeff ........, 7D, 70-300L, 100-400LII
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heyBJK Senior Member  500 posts Likes: 11 Joined Jan 2013 Location: Kentucky More info | Jun 25, 2014 18:56 | #10 Gorgeous shots! I haven't seen one since my last trip to Canada. Love their call! Brian
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CyberDyneSystems Admin (type T-2000)  More info | Jun 25, 2014 19:03 | #11 beautiful photos, beautiful bird! GEAR LIST
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Jun 25, 2014 21:01 | #12 Love these captures, Jeff. Barry
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OhLook insufferably pedantic. I can live with that.  24,944 posts Gallery: 105 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 16386 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info | Jun 25, 2014 22:14 | #13 I've never seen or heard a loon. This video plays the call that you're all talking about. PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | Comments welcome
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Grizz1 Goldmember  More info | Jun 25, 2014 22:35 | #14 More beautiful captures of the Loon. Steve
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Peter2516 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 26, 2014 01:18 | #15 Indeed. I have yet to see one of this beauty. Peter
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