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Haliburton, Ontario. The common loon is anything but common when you encounter one in its element — a creature of wild lakes that carries something of the wilderness in its call.
This loon was photographed in the Haliburton Highlands, cottage country where loons are both familiar and still somehow magical. The bird was floating on calm water, its distinctive black-and-white plumage reflected below. A cottage country classic — what cottage-goers picture when they think of summer mornings and peaceful waters.
Loons are built for diving, with solid bones (unlike the hollow bones of most birds) that help them submerge, and legs set so far back on their bodies that they can barely walk on land. In water, they're athletes, capable of diving to depths of 200 feet and staying under for several minutes. On land, they're helpless — which is why they nest at the water's edge.
The loon's call is the soundtrack of northern lakes, a tremolo that carries across the water and says something about wild places that's hard to put into words. You hear it at dusk and dawn, when the lakes are still and sound travels. It's one of those sounds that, once heard, never leaves you.
This image captures the loon in a calmer mode — not calling, not diving, just present on the water. The wildness is in the setting, in the knowledge of what this bird represents.
Limited edition Chromaluxe metal print. Matte finish complements the subtle tones and the reflective water.
Haliburton, Ontario. The common loon is anything but common when you encounter one in its element — a creature of wild lakes that carries something of the wilderness in its call.
This loon was photographed in the Haliburton Highlands, cottage country where loons are both familiar and still somehow magical. The bird was floating on calm water, its distinctive black-and-white plumage reflected below. A cottage country classic — what cottage-goers picture when they think of summer mornings and peaceful waters.
Loons are built for diving, with solid bones (unlike the hollow bones of most birds) that help them submerge, and legs set so far back on their bodies that they can barely walk on land. In water, they're athletes, capable of diving to depths of 200 feet and staying under for several minutes. On land, they're helpless — which is why they nest at the water's edge.
The loon's call is the soundtrack of northern lakes, a tremolo that carries across the water and says something about wild places that's hard to put into words. You hear it at dusk and dawn, when the lakes are still and sound travels. It's one of those sounds that, once heard, never leaves you.
This image captures the loon in a calmer mode — not calling, not diving, just present on the water. The wildness is in the setting, in the knowledge of what this bird represents.
Limited edition Chromaluxe metal print. Matte finish complements the subtle tones and the reflective water.
