It was a cooling evening after a hot, sunny day. Andy wanted to go fishing. I wanted to bring FLD Gus along because he's never been in Andy's boat and it was about time.
Those weren't the two birds I wanted to hit with my stone again.
We went to Sage Lake because Andy said almost every lakefront cottage has a big sign that shouts, LOON LAWS IN EFFECT, and I wanted to play with my new 200-500mm lens.
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| "Captain" Andy waves good luck! |
Managing a strong 65+ pound Lab, who didn't mind the small boat but really wanted to be in the water, and trying to shoot pictures with my lens and camera on a tripod (repeat, in a
small boat) proved to be a task.
Luckily, we didn't find loons until we'd been on the water for a while and FLD Gus settled down.
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| "Captain" Gus just wants to get into the water! |
The fishing report?
No luck on Andy's end; he graciously gave it up to maneuver the boat for my more successful photo-capture.
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| One beautiful loon. |
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| The loon turns to look right at us. FLD Gus was not interested in him... |
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| ...or these adolescent loons, who weren't too sure about Gus! |
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| This group of 3 loons looked like Loch Ness sea-monsters. |
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| The 3 loons grouped together when we cruised closer. Having a meeting? I wanted to ask. |
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| One by one they ungracefully flopped across the surface of the water and flew away. |
Thanks, Andy, for a marvelous evening!
