Birds on the Big Lake

by May 22, 2015Adventures in the Woods

Birds on the Big Lake

From the dock and our porch window, we could see all kinds of great bird sightings.  I wrote about the osprey here but wanted to share a few more pictures:

Loon
Loon
A pair of loons hanging out near the dock
Anyone know what kind of bird this is?

The nesting pair of osprey at sunrise

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