Loon Chick Update

The loon chick is about 8 weeks old and, as you can see from the photo, has almost completely molted into it’s juvenile feathers.  It is now regularly diving with the adults and should be feeding itself.  However, it still aggressively begs from the adults and they feed it.  It should start exercising it’s wings soon and be trying to fly in the next several weeks.

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Loon Chick 6 Weeks Old

The loon chick is about 6 weeks old.  It is growing like mad with 2 parents feeding it almost constantly.  As you can see in the photo, it is about as large as the adult and is in the middle of molting.

 

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