Pacific Loon Parental Care

Hidden camera view inside a raft with one Pacific loon chick and one egg in a nest with two adult Pacific loons at the entrance.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
11/18/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The first Pacific loon chick rests alongside the unsuccessful second egg, June 26, 2022. Zeller speculates the extended time between egg lays may have contributed to the unsuccessful second egg.
Species
Gavia pacifica