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Submitted: September 2, 2011
Image Size: 2.8 MB
Resolution: 2252×1500

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed:1/128 second
Aperture:F/5.0
Focal Length:165 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Aug 25, 2011, 7:50:24 PM
Software:PaintShop Photo Pro 13.00
Sensor Size:10mm

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Evening Loonby *dove-51

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

Taken on a camping trip to Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada. On a nice hot sunny day we decided to rent a boat and go out fishing. When returning in the early evening, we came across a pair of loons swimming in a little cove. We cut the motor on the boat and let it drift in towards the birds. To my surprise they didn't seem to mind us being there and for about half an hour we watched while they continued to preen themselves and even call to each other. It was a most awesome experience.

Common Loons are a classic symbol of northern wilderness, and indigenous people in Manitoba once believed that these birds possessed supernatural powers. It was thought that the loon's haunting call was the voice of the Great Spirit, Manitou.

If you have ever heard the haunting call of a loon you will never forget it. I hope you enjoy the picture. It is something I will never forget.

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*quaddie Feb 2, 2013

Ah,so thats what people mean when they say I am a Loon

*dove-51 Feb 2, 2013

I would say they must be having a marvelous time.

~blind-dancer Mar 18, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Loons are cool

Once a baby/teenage loon got separated from its parents and came close to me. When he realised I was there, he spread out his neck and laid flat on the water, pretending to be a log or something. Then his parents came pick him up

It was cool to see.