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Karla and I camped at Moose Lake State Park for one night this last week after taking our daughter and granddaughter to the airport. Early the next morning we kayaked on Echo Lake within the park. While kayaking one of the back bays we came across a loon family.

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Mom and dad came swimming right by us. As they separated we saw the baby swimming between them.

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The baby looked like it was over a week old, as it wasn’t riding on the parents back.

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We watched the parents catch several minnows and feed the baby. Here one of the parents is giving it what I think is a dragonfly nymph.

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The manager of the park told me that there were two babies just a couple of days earlier so something must have eaten one of them.

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As we departed it seemed like the little guy gave us a goodbye wave with its foot. I hope this one makes it.

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