The Loon Family (video)

One more video from our time visiting the Kolari family on Lake Wanapitei, Ontario.  They had been watching this mom and baby loon on the lake, and we thought that there was no dad to be found.  In the case of loons, this could make it difficult for the mom to raise the little one.

But in the end, we did see all three of them – and they started showing off for us, and we got to watch them up close – diving to get food, the little one on the mom’s back, and even a little tussle with a seagull…