BABIES ARE HERE

Whitefish Bay Camp — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:30:38 +0000

It was one month to the day that we put the loon nesting platform out that we saw the two fluffy loon chicks with their parents swimming next to the nesting platform. Within another day the chicks were learning to dive for their own food with Mom and Dad supplementing the intake a bit. The adults usually relocate the family with in two or three days away from the nesting site and the eagles that fly over head and the big fish that swim beneath them but this year the four of them are still around and we are enjoying watching the two 2009 babies grow up. It never ceases to amaze us how fast they grow….Whitefish Bay Camp guests are noticing the difference on a day to day basis. They are now almost 8 days old and so we think they are both going to grow up to be beautiful as their parents and swim the waters of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. They are even practicing their calls….so funny to hear …they can’t quite do it yet. Practice makes perfect proves to be true yet again.

Babies On The Way Loon nest platform went out on the 13th of...

Babies On The Way

Whitefish Bay Camp — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:18:12 +0000

Loon nest platform went out on the 13th of May….with a full range of dried grasses and cat-tails stuck into it. The pair of loons that usually nests in it were swimming around and waiting for it. By the 14th we noticed that one of the pair was already sitting on a new nest. It was fun to check on the platform with the binoculars as you can see the changes in the landscape of brush as the loons work to rearrange and build their nest.
We should have at least one chick if not two arond the 14th of June as it takes about a month for the magic of development of the baby loon to happen. We feel so sorry for them, sitting out there, so exposed to the wind and rain! However, they seem to be doing just fine thank you with no interference by humans!! They really do seem to wait for the platform each year as though they have learned that the water level changes here on Lake of the Woods is not at all helpful to the rearing of a family in the nest that are placed so near the water’s edge that when the lake goes up the nest gets washed away or at the very least filled with cold water.
Whitefish Bay Camp will become grandparents again! Come visit and help in the celebration! Call 877-226-1211 or 807-226-1211 for reservations or contact us through our website www.whitefishbaycamp.com

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BABIES ARE HERE

Babies On The Way