Loons

I lack the patience required to do wildlife photography, but every summer we went "up north," if I  had access to a boat I'd spend most of an early morning chasing the Minnesota State Bird. They were charmingly permissive about me tailing them. They'd simply be doing what they always do--going under for awhile, then coming back up a few furlongs away, sort of hide-and-seek. These all come from the summer of 2011, too many years ago.

 

I hunted them really, chasing them around the lakefront, sometimes getting close and personal while they flirted with me, even with a young'in just behind.

Of course, when you're out there early morning, you never know who else might show up.

And then the lake itself could show off in ways a flat-lander like myself couldn't help but love.

It's been too many years. . .