> Sadly, due to acid rain and global warming, loons are on the decline. Not from what I can tell in Michigan - I'm seeing them in places I've never seen them before.
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - A week-end story of enablement > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ooohhh! >> >> I love canoes. We have a lovely red canoe we got each >> other as a 10th anniversary present, almost 21 years >> ago, and we love going out in it. Last summer we had >> my grandfather's 1906-vintage Old Town rehabbed, and >> it is lovely. I'll have to post some pics sometime. >> >> Your Black-Throated Diver looks very similar to one of >> our Common Loons. The loons' calls are amazing and >> lovely on a quiet lake. > > You're right there, Rick. The loons' calls (there are several) > virtually define the wilderness in this part of the world. They're > haunting and beautiful. I have memories of camping and cottaging on > quiet lakes north of Toronto and Montreal, waking up at sunrise to > hear their call. In most cases they were several kilometres away, but > the call carries across the glassy-still water, echoing off the > surrounding hills. > > I remember one cool summer morning as a child, sitting with my father > at the end of a dock, watching a loon dive for minutes at a time, then > surface hundreds of metres away. We sat there for a good hour > watching it, not saying a word to each other, just pointing every few > minutes when it surfaced: "There it is!", then remaining quiet again > until the next sighting. > > It was pretty cool. > > Sadly, due to acid rain and global warming, loons are on the decline. > > cheers, > frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
