Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Young Loons and Hawks

We had a lot of young Common Loons born this year on the Lake.  I was lucky to be able to observe and sketch them going about their business:

9.5.18 - Young Loons

9.5.18 - Young Loons

9.5.18 - Young Loons

Here are studies of an adult Loon as well as a stressed out Chipping Sparrow mom:

7.31.18 - Loons and Sparrows

And finally, a real treat. We had young Broad-Winged Hawks fledging right in our backyard! We came to call them the "Hawkward Teens", and it was a wonderful thing to get to watch them grow up.

7.8.18 - Awkward Teen Hawks

7.28.18 - Hawkward Teens

7.28.18 - Hawkward Teens