Mother of the Northwoods

I'm pretty excited to share this one! The lake was abnormally high this year, which made it a bad time for nesting loons. After searching all of the usual spots, I spotted a female loon tucked away in the trees of an almost completely submerged island. I silently brought the boat in and slowly got off into the cold water. After carefully setting up the tripod, the mother loon stayed on the nest, and after a short period of acclimation, didn't even acknowledge my presence. It was such a wild experience being able to see these birds up close! Thanks for looking! By the way, something is a little off with the smaller version this time around. Please view LARGE :)