Tag Archives: loons

June’s Wildlife Sightings

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Tamra

June has been a very exciting month for wildlife watching! I couldn’t resist showing you some of the sightings over the past few weeks. I’m so in love with our new location. There’s so much to see, so many animals … Continue reading →

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This Spring’s Backyard Visitors

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Tamra

When I talk to students at school visits, I always show my wildlife photography on the big screen.  Loons, eagles with chicks, fox kits at their den with the adults, bears, snapping turtles battling.  I talk about how researching them … Continue reading →

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The Big Move

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Tamra

For those of you who follow my adventures on Facebook and Twitter, you probably realize why I haven’t posted on my blog for so long.   Having a book launch for Mystery of the Bear Cub last October, then selling our … Continue reading →

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Loon Watch: Lazy Fall Days

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Tamra

  Once school started, I didn’t get out on the lake as often.  But when I did, the fall foliage views were amazing!     I never knew where the loon family would be. Sometimes they were right off our … Continue reading →

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Hoot Behavior

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Tamra

Late August, the weekend before Labor Day Weekend, I found a chance to kayak out again  with my friend Cindy.  This time, it was so foggy, we could barely see beyond the front of our kayaks. But foggy days have … Continue reading →

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The Loon Chick Grows: My Loon Watch

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Tamra

  In my last blog post, I’d visited the loon family on July 16th when the chick was only 5 days old. There wasn’t a morning after that, I didn’t think about kayaking out again. But the campground duties keep … Continue reading →

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2017 Calendars

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Tamra

There are two different calendars this year. Each is filled with photos I took and edited personally in 2016 while kayaking and hiking in the Poland, Maine area. Calendars are Loon Family and Maine Wildlife, and either of them can … Continue reading →

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Danger On The Lake: My Loon Watch

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Tamra

On the fifth day after the loon chicks hatched, I woke with the rising of the sun, grabbed my camera bag and walked to the lake. I unlocked my kayak and dragged it into the water. Climbing inside, I dipped … Continue reading →

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Hatching Day: My Loon Watch

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Tamra

On a rainy July 10th, exactly 27 days after they’d laid their two olive colored eggs, the adult loon on the nest reared back to turn them. I very clearly saw pips (tiny cracks) in the eggs, and I knew … Continue reading →

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The Week Before Hatching: My Loon Watch

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Tamra

In the final days before (what I’d calculated to be) hatching day, something felt a little different.  I was going out in my kayak at the same time. Sitting in the same spot. Staying in my kayak as I always … Continue reading →

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