~Defending the Nest~
Everything was peaceful -- the pair of Loons were preening while I was chimping (looking at my photos in the viewfinder from my kayak) When all of a sudden all hell broke loose, couldn't see who the intruder was until it appeared after the commotion was over and it turned out to be a musky muskrat. I had no idea muskrats were a threat but I guess everything is a potential threat. The muskrat looked put out he didn't get egg for breakfast. I was so relieved everything was fine because I experienced lots of heartache with nest robbers this year. First a goose lost all her eggs, then falcons were stealing magpie babies out of the nest right in front of me in my yard, the death cry of a baby is something I never want to hear again. I hope the Loons are good after all the brutal thunderstorms we've had, she only has one egg left out of two. It was worth driving through a washed out road to get this image... I was going to turn around and go back home.
Mother Nature has no mercy.
~Defending the Nest~
Everything was peaceful -- the pair of Loons were preening while I was chimping (looking at my photos in the viewfinder from my kayak) When all of a sudden all hell broke loose, couldn't see who the intruder was until it appeared after the commotion was over and it turned out to be a musky muskrat. I had no idea muskrats were a threat but I guess everything is a potential threat. The muskrat looked put out he didn't get egg for breakfast. I was so relieved everything was fine because I experienced lots of heartache with nest robbers this year. First a goose lost all her eggs, then falcons were stealing magpie babies out of the nest right in front of me in my yard, the death cry of a baby is something I never want to hear again. I hope the Loons are good after all the brutal thunderstorms we've had, she only has one egg left out of two. It was worth driving through a washed out road to get this image... I was going to turn around and go back home.
Mother Nature has no mercy.