Common Loon Stretching
by Sandra Huston
Title
Common Loon Stretching
Artist
Sandra Huston
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Common Loon Stretching" is an original fine art wildlife series by Sandra Huston.
Honored to be featured in the following Fine Art America and Pixels.com groups:
* FAA Portraits - Birds on 10/2/18
* Whats New on 10/3/18
* New England Photographs on 10/3/18
* Pin Me - Daily on 10/4/18
* Wild Birds of the World on 10/11/18
* 10 Plus on 10/22/18
* Kingdom Animalia on 10/26/18
* Wildlife One A Day on 11/7/19
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 # 3 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 amazing 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, water droplets, sunlight, amazing display, 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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October 1st, 2018
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Comments (35)
Sandra Huston
Thank you Mariola for the feature in the group: Wildlife One A Day, honored and much appreciated!
Judi Dressler
Very nice action capture of this loon, Sandra! I am envious -- want so much to be able to take photos of these amazing birds some day. :) l/f
Sandra Huston replied:
Thank you very much Judi! If you are ever in my neck of the woods give me an email and I would be happy to take you out with me on Tacoma Lakes in Maine. :)
Sandra Huston
Thank you Nira Layfer, for choosing "Common Loon Stretching" as one of your personal favorites, your vote is greatly appreciated!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of this magnificent loon, Sandra! What spectacular light and splashes! L/F
Sandra Huston
Thank you Stefano, for the feature in the group: 10 Plus, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Miroslava, for the feature in the group: Kingdom Animalia, honored and much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Thank you Johanna Hurmerinta, for choosing "Common Loon Stretching" as one of your personal favorites, your vote is much appreciated!!
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