Couple of Loons from a nearby lake

Next to eagles these have to be the best birds to photograph
C&C welcome

Nice tranquil looking captures.

I like that last one the best, cretemite. Very cool capture.

Thanks for the compliments, more Loon photos here if you are interested

They are beautiful birds. Neat how they can get so low in the water.

"Blow negative. Take her down to periscope depth."

Nice shots!

KAC

Excellent series. The third shot is my favorite here followed closely by the second shot. Job well done.

Nice series. This is one bird that I really want to photograph but have never seen one.

Ah! My favorite bird! Love their calls/song, the plumage, behavior... except when they go for their long underwater swim... then pop out on the other side of a lake somewhere... heh. Nice pics!

Neat pictures of a a neat bird

Nice series of a truly magnificent bird. I like the 3rd shot the best, because the eye is readily visable. The eye is what makes a bird shot (in my opinion), and the dark headed birds can be quite difficult to photograph for that reason. Nice job.

thanks all for the comments
Lame-Duck - I agree about the eye, having them in focus really makes the shot, just hard to do with this bird

Very difficult shots to obtain. I've been chasing these for years and have only shot a few keepers. Nicely done. --Rick