This family was imaged ~ two weeks ago. The chicks were two days old, and tired out from bobbing around on the lake. For the first 10 days or so they will seek the shelter of the parents back when tired out. After that, the parents evict them by diving away from them when they try to climb on board.
D500 500 f/4 AFS f/7.1 1/800s ISO500. Modest crop for comp.
This lake is difficult to launch my usual boat on, so these were shot from my NuCanoe, a broad beamed, sit on top kayak. My first outing with this rig in the kayak, and it went well. I don't have the same range of coverage because of the way the seat mounts, but still enough to be useful.
Advice and comments appreciated.
Cheers
Randy