Family Time on the Lake

Spent a nice hour in a canoe, visiting with the Loons on the Madawaska River the other day.
The parents were teaching the youngster how to fish, and didn't mind an ex-teacher watching their technique.
Tempting the chick with food, then diving seemed to be the theme. Hard to see how such a fuzzy blob of feathers could actually get underwater, but it was quite good at going under the surface for a few seconds.






We tend to think that humans are the only ones with parenting skills. Watching these two work with their "kid" makes one realize that we are not the only ones!
I could even see them "giving advice" about being careful to stay a proper distance away from drifting canoes.
Nice to see that the chick was in good "hands". I hope it makes it to adulthood. With its good start, and some luck it will happen... already it is a bit bigger than when it was vulnerable to the odd hungry snapping turtle.