Wish I had My Camera
 

Saw a pair of loons close to my shore and one seemed to be struggling with something. It's head was under water and seemed to be in distress. I assumed the worse ...caught in fishing line or some kind of trap but suddenly it raised it's head and it was trying to swallow a large fish. The fish looked to be 10' to 12' long and girth seemed to be bigger than the loons head but somehow it got it down.
I always thought they only caught smelt and other small bait fish.

Wow!!!
 

At ten to twelve feet long, it was possibly the Winnipesaukee Monster. :laugh:

I've got an old picture of a Loon struggling with a 2-pound Bass. :eek: Not built to cut into its fish prey, most of its attacking was by stabbing at the prey. I watched patiently for a very long time, but never saw the meal disappear.

On another occasion, a Loon popped up a foot from my canoe, with a 1-pound Bass. :eek2:

On most other encounters, Loons pop up directly in front of my sailboat. :confused: Most of the time, Loons will dive when seeing my sailboat, but you'd think while submerged, Loons could see a boat approaching from only a few feet away. :rolleye1: IDK...

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Oooops " :D