Common Loon Standing
by Sandra Huston
Title
Common Loon Standing
Artist
Sandra Huston
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Common Loon Standing" is an original fine art wildlife series by Sandra Huston.
Honored to be featured in the following Fine Art America and Pixels.com groups:
* Images That Excite You on 10/2/18
* FAA Portraits - Birds on 10/2/18
* Animal Photographs on 10/2/18
* Wildlife One A Day on 10/6/18
* Maine Fine Art Photography on 10/19/18
* Wild Birds Of The World on 2/13/19
* Birds in Focus on 2/16/19
* 10 Plus on 7/11/21
* USA Photographers theme- Wildlife in Motion on 10/10/21
Loons spend time each day rubbing and preening their feathers with their beaks using an oil gland located beneath their tail feathers. This way they keep their feathers waterproofed & healthy. This image is # 2 of a 3 part series of a preening common loon photographed on Sand Pond while kayaking Tacoma Lakes in Litchfield, Maine late in September. It shows the viewer the stages captured while a loon preens and grooms its feathers. It always ends with the loon standing up in the water and finishing with a good shake to place all the healthy feathers back in place while removing the feathers that are old. Late fall is the time when all mature loons start to molt. They will loose the beautiful black and white breeding plumage your see here and end up with a drab grey white and brown plumage for the winter months. I was happy to see the sunlight breaking through the trees to highlight this display against the deep green water under the overhang of the tall pine and fir trees along the shoreline of Sand Pond.
The keywords associated with this 3 part series are: common loon, Gavia immer, preening, standing, stretching, sunlight, September, diver, bird, waterfowl, calm waters, reflections, avian, original photograph, Sand Pond, Litchfield, Maine, Sandra Huston, Maine photographer, fine art photograph, wildlife, wild, nature, animal, lake, wildlife decor, wall art, home decor, greeting cards, spiral notebooks, green, black, white, Pixels.com.
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Comments (21)
Sandra Huston
Thank you Judy Vincent for the feature in the group: USA Photographers theme- Wildlife in Motion on 10/10/21, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Don Columbus for the feature in the group: Birds in Focus, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Stefano Senise for the feature in the 10 Plus group, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Nancy Jacobson, for choosing "Common Loon Standing" as one of your personal favorites, your vote is greatly appreciated!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Sandra, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Sandra Huston
Thank you William, for featuring "Common Loon Standing", honored and much appreciated!
William Tasker
Yay! A Sandra loon image! This is fantastic! Thank you for submitting this fine nature shot to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography group, where the image is now featured on the home page. L/F
Cindy Treger
Sandra, what a gorgeous capture, but there isn't anything common about this stunning creature. f/l
Sandra Huston
Thank you Alana, for the feature in the group: Maine Fine Art Photography, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Johanna Hurmerinta, for choosing "Common Loon Standing" as one of your personal favorites, your vote is much appreciated!!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Mariola, for this feature in the group: Wildlife One A Day, honored and greatly appreciated!!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Doug, for the feature in the group: Animal Photographs, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Scott, for the feature in the group: FAA Portraits - Birds, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you John, for the feature in the group: Images That Excite You, honored and much appreciated!