Really mom, I had nothing to do with it. He just fell off by himself! - common loon chick ejected by sib

[Randy Stout]

This family was imaged several weeks ago in northern Michigan. The chicks were quite feisty and always competing to get the best seat on the bus.
Occasionally there were episodes where one chick would push the other one off, like this one.

D500 600VR f/7.1 1/1600s ISO 400 . Camera mounted on pedestal in the bottom of my little boat, "LoonieToo"

Post: modest crop for comp. Selective sharpening. Cleaned up lower catchlight in adults pupil.

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[John Robinson]

Randy
Brilliant piece of Natural History stuff which I think we should see more of.
Great stuff- cant say a lot more.
Techs all look good to me.
John

[Bill Dix]

Oops! What a great moment captured. Handsome shot with your usual techs. Thanks for sharing this natural history lesson.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Perfect moment captured so well, Randy. Great detail and like the subtle quality in the blacks.


Geoffrey

[christopher galeski]

Very nice Randy,good POV,like the action its funny,great details.TFS.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Randy, what a fun image with youngster falling off, and with both parent and the other chick 'not noticing' anything wrong. Your usual exposure spot on on the parent's head, and I do like the blues in the water.

[Randy Stout]

Thanks guys. I appreciate your input. I hope to revisit them in a few weeks. There has been concern that one of the chicks of this pair hasn't survived, so will checking in with them ASAP.

Randy

[Diane Miller]

Talk about the decisive moment!! Wonderful in every way -- BG, sharpness, color -- all there.

[William Dickson]

Great moment captured Randy, and fab detail and colours throughout. Very natural looking. Very well done and TFS

Will

[Marina Scarr]

And the "sib" look SO innocent!!! Love the story you captured here.