Tag Archives: loons
No Loon Chicks This Year
I’m very late in posting this loon report on the blog, but there will be no loon chicks this year. Sigh. Just before the 4th of July, while I was on the lake, I watched both loons swimming and diving … Continue reading
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Tagged Campground, eagles, loons, Wildlife
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Loon Update: Something Doesn’t Add Up, Or Does It?
With this big lens of mine, I’ve been able to keep track of our loons better than I ever have. Back on April 29th, I happened to see them mate. I counted out the days and marked my calendar for … Continue reading
Switching Gears
Today, I hung up my teaching hat for the summer. The campground hat sits facing forward, with my writing hat tucked underneath, waiting for it’s chance to be worn on top. Before I pulled down on the brim of … Continue reading
So Much Rain!
I was so worried about my loons all weekend. The idea for Cooper and Packrat, didn’t come out of thin air, you know. Lower Range has risen to flood the loon nest three times in the last twenty-two years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper and Packrat, eagles, kayaking, loons, Wildlife
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Loon Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
I snuck out in the kayak last Saturday, hoping to catch proof of my loons nesting. And nesting they were. It was a beautiful nest, made of grasses and leaves and twigs. I wished them much luck, as last year … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper and Packrat, loons, Wildlife, writing notes
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WARNING: Lots of Adorable Photos Within
I recently finished a second, first draft of a new Cooper and Packrat adventure. (The plot of first draft was kind of . . . well, let’s just say it wasn’t what I hoped it’d be, so I started over … Continue reading
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Tagged eagles, fox, loons
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The Loons Arrive!
I was working on another Cooper and Packrat story when I came to a stand still . . . stuck . . . wordless . . . so I set out for the hiking trail and the lake to find … Continue reading
Anxiously Awaiting My 2013 Loons
With the sun beaming down and the birds chirping away, how could I resist taking another walk today? Especially since I was inside all weekend at a camping show . . . My eagles are still patiently sitting on the … Continue reading
Some Foggy Morning Pics
What a lovely kayak ride I had this morning! Everything was so still and peaceful at 6:30am. The fog was thick, but it gave me the illusion I was all alone on the lake. Well, me and the very vocal … Continue reading
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The Reason I Keep Renting These Lenses
So the ginormous rental lens I mentioned a couple weeks back? Well, it came in. But it was for a Nikon. I have a Canon. Someone goofed. It wasn’t me. It wasn’t the lens rental place. It was HE-who-shall-remain-nameless-because-I-think-he-works-sooooo-hard-and-I-appreciate-HIM. HE … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking/Kayaking, Uncategorized, Wildlife Sightings, writing notes
Tagged Cooper and Packrat, eagles, loons, Wildlife, writing notes
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