Lee's Photoblog
Seafood for Lunch
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 6 May 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Well the ice is officially off Rainy Lake. WooooHoooo! Summer is just around the corner.
What is a porfolio with out a shot of the infamous loon. These birds are so at home in the water. They can dive to great depths for food.
They are extremely awkard on land. Their legs are very far back on their body, thus the inability to walk comfortably on land.
The call of a loon on a quiet calm summer night is a true welcomed sound of the north. I think everyone will agree with that.
Thank you for visiting my site. I consider myself to be lucky living where I do. Everyday I wake up to a wealth of interesting visual scenarios. Most of my pictures are Wildlife and Nature taken from around the area. The area specifically being Fort Frances Ontario on beautiful Rainy Lake. Feel free to comment on what you see. I look forward to hearing from you. If you like what you see, please rate it. Better yet, bookmark the site and drop back often. I will be posting daily.
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@Lylou & Roland: Thnak you
mats from Texas, United States
Don't you love that blueness instead of the white? Well captured Lee.
6 May 2009 5:51am
@mats: Thank you Mats. Yes, I do prefer the warm blue to the cold white.
@eva: Thank you very much.
wickedful from Vancouver, Canada
Great colors!! Nice to see that contrast of the duck's body in comparison to the beautiful blue water!
6 May 2009 6:16am
@wickedful: Thank you Sharleen. Please visit again.
@Ana Lúcia: Thank you and yes.
@Zing: Thank you.
Craig@Random Ramblings from United Kingdom
A great catch (scuse the pun:) such intricate details in those amazing feathers, nature really is something when you stop to think about it.
6 May 2009 6:39am
@Craig@Random Ramblings: Thank you. And yes, when you stop and look around, and listen, it is amazing what can be experienced.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
fantastic shot Amazing catching it so clearly well done
6 May 2009 6:42am
@jamesy: Thank you Debbie.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Yes these birds are very expressive vocally. You have caught the demise of the poor crayfish, a great image here
6 May 2009 7:02am
@P J W Miller: Thank you very much.
Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland
Fabulous photo, Lee - so much detail on the loon. And as for his dinner... a little bit of olive oil, a little bit of garlic... YUM!
6 May 2009 8:24am
@Sarah: Thank you very much Sarah.
@Hidalgo: Thank you.
@Baby Sis: Thanks Shelley You're up early this morning.
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
I love these birds! They're so beautiful and their call is so romantic. Makes me want to head north to Minnesota.
BTW, great capture! Perfect timing.
6 May 2009 11:31am
@Lesley: Thank you Lesley.
Marion from Cincinnati, United States
Lee, a wonderful capture. I also love the blue color. Fantastic detail and lighting! Your shots are all an inspiration to me since you accomplish all of them manually. I wished I had your talent!
6 May 2009 11:32am
@Marion: Thank you Marion. It's really quite simple. It's not as complex as you may think.
Elora from Genoa, Italy
Great capture, as always...I'm sure this one will earn you lots of loonies ;)
6 May 2009 11:52am
@Elora: Thank you. Time will tell.
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Nice capture with all this deep blue all around. What did he catch, a prawn ?
6 May 2009 12:00pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Thanks Evelyne. It is a crayfish. This is fresh water, not salt water. I imagine it is similar to a prawn.
@Calusarus: Thank you.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Holding that succulent crawfish in its bill, this loon is obviously of the Cajun persuasion. Great photo.
6 May 2009 12:50pm
@Viewfinder: Thank you Glenn. It sure looks like it.
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Beautiful photo of the loon. Great catch - both you and the loon. ;-)
6 May 2009 1:40pm
@B. Thomas: Thank you very much
@Onlymehdi: Thank you
Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld (Old Pembroke Dock boy,Wales), Germany
Perfect timing !!
6 May 2009 1:57pm
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: Thank you.
The Big Guy from Regina, Canada
Nothing nicer than getting up in the wee hours of the morning and hopefully it's windstill on the lake and the loons are singing. They're a wonderful bird. Nicely done Lee.
6 May 2009 2:27pm
@The Big Guy: Thank you very much. You are right, there is nothing like it.
@Mariana: Thank you Mariana.
LauraS from Chico, United States
We call his catch a crawdad, found in our fresh water lakes in northern California. Nice shot.
6 May 2009 3:53pm
@LauraS: Thank you Laura.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
It's beautiful and I love the loon's song it's so beautiful and melancholic, and I love seafoof too :)
6 May 2009 4:35pm
@Lorraine: Thank you very much Lorraine.
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Dynamite capture. Stunning detail.
6 May 2009 5:25pm
@john4jack: MAny Thanks Jack.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Perfect shot!! Looks like he got a crab or something.....and my mom will love this too, she's a Loon freak!!!
Nice job!!
are you having a problem looking at your responses? Mine don't show up, only the comments I made....
6 May 2009 5:31pm
@Susan: Thank you Susan. And I hope your mother enjoys it also. I am having no problems with my responses. Everything is working well
@Didier DE ZAN: Thank you
@Hema Iyer: Thank you very much Hema.
@JanW: Thank you very much
Rémi Côté from Saguenay, Canada
Oh my god what a fabulous capture.
Loons are magnificient creatures. Their song are part of our world
I have seen a tv report about them few years ago. The reporter says finally: "...and if loons have never existed, never mens can imagine such a creature...."
...et si le huard n'avait jamais existé, jamais l'homme n'aurait pu imaginer qu'une telle créature puisse exister...
Excuse my bad English lol!
6 May 2009 8:54pm
@Rémi Côté: Thank you very much. There are very few other living things that can match the beauty of a loon's call on a quiet calm night, or early morning.
Vinman from Essex, United Kingdom
I come across loons every day, they regularly sit next to me on the train. Alas not the feathered kind!
Yet another wild creature I've seen for the first time thanks to your blog.
6 May 2009 11:04pm
@Vinman: LOL. That's a good one. I'm glad you enjoy viewing my blog. And thank you for your comments. Great sense of humour.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Just so you don't think I'm nuts...there was indeed a problem with the site earlier today, but they got it fixed in a few hours. It must have been fixed before you saw my note!! but thanks for letting me know!!
6 May 2009 11:25pm
@Susan: Take care Susan.
Denise from Perry, United States
I guess we can finally wish you a happy spring? Great shot.
7 May 2009 1:26am
@Denise: Thank you, yes it has Denise.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Well...that's 2 good catches of the days...his and yours.
Great shot!
7 May 2009 3:14am
@bluechameleon: Thank you very much.
@Linda: Thank you.
Nomad Flavor from Somewhere, United States
Smply superb capture. Lovely animal and you capture very nice detail. Great job!!
7 May 2009 9:03pm
@Nomad Flavor: Thank you. I appreciate your compliment.
@dkc: Thank you very much.
@Magda: Thank you.
