Photo Gallery: 2016, Loon Family of Halfmoon

Below are photos taken of the community or by community members.

Halfmoon Lake had its first successful birth of loon chicks during the summer of 2016; doubly exciting in that the nest was built three years earlier by a team of volunteers at the Loon Preservation Committee location and positioned shortly after on Halfmoon. Three years later. and after several false starts, the nest site was productive. Two chicks were hatched but only one survived the first week.

Presenting the First Family of Halfmoon Lake, 2016:

Chick's first day on the water
By Ric Zaenglein

Three years of preparation, including a few false starts, led to Halfmoon's First Family:

Loon nest builders
By John Cooley

After two years, finally a loon couple took residence on our man-made nest, and a belted kingfisher and turtle visited. Pictures courtesy of Ric Zaenglein at http://www.sportsimagez.com/:

Kingfisher pays a visit - one
By Ric Zaenglein

The effort paid off when two chicks hatched on successive days. Unfortunately, one chick died within a week. The following pictures by Ric Zaenglein capture the first swim of the first born the day after hatching (Ric Zaenglein at http://www.sportsimagez.com/):

Chick's first swim with mom
By Ric Zaenglein

Photo Gallery: 2016, Loon Family of Halfmoon 2

Below are photos taken of the community or by community members.

First Family of Halfmoon continued: Pictures cover the day after hatching, weeks one and two:

Parent feeding chick
By Ric Zaenglein

A second chick was born a day after the first, unfortunately, not surviving past a week. The surviving chick grew and explored the lake.
Ric Zaenglein (http://www.sportsimagez.com/) continued to chronicle the family's development during week two.

A second-week swim with mom
By Ric Zaenglein

Two weeks after the hatching, August 6, Kelley LeBlanc snapped these pictures of a rapidly maturing chick.

Second week: mom and chick Kelley LeBlanc

Photo Gallery: 2016, Loon Family of Halfmoon 3

Below are photos taken of the community or by community members.

First Family of Halfmoon Lake, 2016, continued - Kelley LeBlanc's August 6 pictures continued:

Parent feeding chick
By Kelley LeBlanc

In the third week after the hatching, August 9, John Wheeler captured these pictures, which dramatically show the rapid size gain by the chick.

Chick and parent
By John Wheeler

By the fourth week of August the chick grew considerably.

By Janet Boisvert

By the end of August the chick is almost fully grown.

By John Wheeler

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