THE MAJESTIC COMMON LOON

I had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days. With this image, I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4.0 lens on the tripod, checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out. Excited that this was the shot I was looking for, I quickly panned a little to my left and quickly pressed the shutter release as the loon swam right in front of me before diving beneath the surface of Wildflower Lake. What an awesome experience this had been seeing this beautiful and colorful bird so close up. And I love the sound of their call. If you haven't heard the call of a common loon in the wild, I hope someday you get to experience it like I did those few mornings I had with the common loons. (480-146)