My first birding stop of the day was at the Fox River in Waukesha and it provided nice looks at a Common Loon. While I was there the loon did some fishing for food, had a Bullhead for a snack, resting, and just some floating around doing nothing. It was a nice surprise to see the loon at the river as the river has been quiet for the last couple of weeks. It was mostly cloudy with a few breaks of sun, cold temps around 38 degrees and a strong wind coming down the river out of the north. It really felt like January. Images were taken on April 15, 2021.
The Common Loon…
Those beautiful colors…
Catches a nice Bullhead…
Took awhile to get this fish to settle down…
Down it went, the loon swallowed it!
The stretch…
Resting with one eye on watch…
Just up from a dive…
Wow great photos!
Beautiful Jim! Guess I didn’t know they could swallow a fish that size whole as it never came up before. Good to learn something every day.
Thanks Jim, I thought I saw you taking these wonderful photos the other morning. I was watching the loon with my binoculars early on but didn’t see the bullhead captured.
Now waiting for Hollyhood….