The Surprisingly violent lives of Loons

Pine Island Guy · 04-13-2008, 02:31 PM

We did witness quite a loon skirmish a few years back. I was at Misty Blue's place in Braun Bay and a loon pair was on the water with a week old chick. They had been paddling around all day close to the shore, and we been admiring them just off his dock. Late in the afternoon, a third adult loon seemed to be taunting them, coming in close and the loon ‘parents’ would put up quite a ruckus and get it to back off. After a few hours of the squabbling, a thunderstorm swept in (it really looked like something out of a movie), and as we watched, the ‘rogue’ loon dove under and came up under the baby and grabbed it and dragged in under (never to be seen again). It was quite a display of nature!!!

PIG

04-13-2008, 02:31 PM	#22
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 411 Thanks: 261 Thanked 251 Times in 115 Posts	a murderous loon! We did witness quite a loon skirmish a few years back. I was at Misty Blue's place in Braun Bay and a loon pair was on the water with a week old chick. They had been paddling around all day close to the shore, and we been admiring them just off his dock. Late in the afternoon, a third adult loon seemed to be taunting them, coming in close and the loon ‘parents’ would put up quite a ruckus and get it to back off. After a few hours of the squabbling, a thunderstorm swept in (it really looked like something out of a movie), and as we watched, the ‘rogue’ loon dove under and came up under the baby and grabbed it and dragged in under (never to be seen again). It was quite a display of nature!!! PIG