It was Loon Magic
Summary
TLDRIn northern Wisconsin, a loon family's life unfolds as a second chick hatches on day 28. The parents teach survival skills, like riding on their backs to avoid predators and finding food. An eagle's attack causes a moment of panic, but the family recovers. The chicks learn to eat minnows and leech, and eventually, all leave the nest together, marking the end of their nesting period. The video captures the intimate moments and challenges of loon life, showcasing their resilience and the beauty of nature.
Takeaways
- 🐦 The incubation period for loon eggs is typically 27 days, with the second egg hatching on day 28.
- 📹 The video captures the hatching process and early life lessons of loon chicks in northern Wisconsin.
- 👨👦 The loon parents teach their chicks essential survival skills such as finding food and avoiding predators.
- 🌞 Loons are clumsy on land due to their feet being positioned far back, but they are adept swimmers.
- 🥗 The adults feed their chicks with small aquatic creatures like leeches and minnows, teaching them to eat properly.
- 🔍 The video provides a close-up view of loon behavior, including their interactions and parenting techniques.
- 🐦 Loons are known to mate for life, and their chicks learn to climb onto their parents' backs to avoid predators and the cold.
- 🌿 The loon family faces challenges such as eagle attacks, which the parents defend against to protect their young.
- 📈 Loons have been around for 65 million years and are admired for their beauty and grace, as noted by the Ajachemem Indians.
- 📹 The footage documents the loon family's daily activities, including hunting, feeding, and the eventual departure from the nest.
- 👋 The loons' departure from the nest marks the end of their time there, as they learn to fend for themselves in the wild.
Q & A
What is the average incubation period for a common loon's egg?
-The average incubation period for a common loon's egg is around 27 days.
What event prompted the narrator to capture the hatching of the second loon egg?
-The narrator received a call from a friend named Gary, informing them that one of the two loon eggs had hatched the day before.
What lesson was the young chick learning from the adult loons?
-The young chick was learning how to find food by looking at the tip of the beak, as well as how to ride on the adult's back for safety.
How did the adult loons react when an eagle attacked the nest?
-The adult loons performed a 'penguin dance' to scare off the eagle, and then circled the nest to survey the damage.
What did the adult loon do when it noticed the chick had left the nest?
-The adult loon rotated the remaining egg and then looked for the chick, which eventually appeared from the brush.
What is the lifespan of a loon in the wild?
-A loon's lifespan in the wild is around 30 years.
What did the adult loon bring to the chick for feeding?
-The adult loon brought minnows and a leech to the chick for feeding.
How did the chick learn to eat the minnow properly?
-The chick learned to eat the minnow head first, after initially struggling with the first attempt.
What behavior did the chick exhibit when it was full and tired?
-The chick, when full and tired, would work its way under the adult loon's wing to rest.
What event marked the end of the chicks' time in the nest?
-The end of the chicks' time in the nest was marked by a fight between the two chicks, which fell into the water.
What did the loon family do after both eggs had hatched successfully?
-After both eggs hatched, the loon family swam off to open water, with both parents gathering the chicks close to them and teaching them to stay close.
Outlines
🐦 Hatching and First Lessons of a Loon Chick
The video script describes the hatching of a common loon's egg on day 28, following a call from a friend named Gary. The narrator, in northern Wisconsin, captures the hatching process and the chick's first experiences, including learning to eat from its parents and how to ride on an adult's back for safety. The family faces an eagle attack, which the loons manage to fend off. The chick learns to swim and the parents continue to care for it, with the second egg still unhatched. The sun warms the nest, and the family heads to open water, with the chick learning to stay close to its parents for protection.
🥣 Feeding and Growth of Loon Chicks
This paragraph details the loon family's life, focusing on the feeding of the chicks. The narrator observes the adult loons bringing food to the chicks, with the chick learning to eat minnows headfirst. The chicks also learn to rest under the adult's wing for warmth and protection. The script mentions the loons' ancient lineage and their cultural significance to the Ajuachipa Indians. The chicks continue to eat and grow, with one chick refusing a larger minnow after being full. The family dynamic is highlighted as the chicks jostle for position and food, with the parents ensuring each chick gets fed, even amidst playful competition.
🦅 Sibling Rivalry and Departure from the Nest
The final paragraph of the script captures the sibling rivalry between the loon chicks as they fight for food and establish dominance. The adult loons attempt to feed the youngest chick, but the elder chick takes the food instead. The chicks' aggressive behavior leads to them falling into the water. The narrator notes the end of their time in the nest as the loons prepare to leave after all eggs have hatched. The family swims off together, with the chicks learning to stay close to their parents. The narrator expresses gratitude for witnessing the loon family's life and the 'Loon Magic' captured on camera.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Incubation period
💡Loon
💡Hatching
💡Nesting
💡Predators
💡Beak
💡Leech
💡Minnow
💡Eagle
💡Survival
💡Forage
Highlights
The incubation period of a common Loon's egg is around 27 days.
On day 28, the second Loon egg hatches.
Loons teach their chicks to look at the tip of the beak for food.
Adult Loons demonstrate diving for food, like small leeches, for the chick.
Chicks learn to ride on the adult's back to avoid predators and cold water.
Loons are clumsy on land due to their feet being far back.
An eagle attack causes panic among the Loon family.
The Loon parents successfully distract the eagle, protecting the nest.
The chick learns to swim and use its feet with guidance from its parents.
The Loon family heads to open water with the chick on an adult's back.
The adult Loon brings a Minnow to the chick, a new type of food.
The chick learns to swallow the Minnow head first with parental guidance.
The chick refuses a larger Minnow, showing signs of being full.
A new hatchling is spotted, the second chick of the brood.
The chicks fight to establish dominance, a natural behavior.
The Loon family leaves the nest for the last time, heading to open water.
The Loon's ancestors date back to 65 million years ago.
Loons have a lifespan of around 30 years in the wild.
The Aja Chipa Indians called the Loon 'mang,' or the most handsome of birds.
The Loon's plumage and deep red eyes are highlighted by the sun's light.
Witnessing the Loon family's life is described as 'Loon Magic'.
Transcripts
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the incubation period of a common Lon
egg is around 27 days today is day 28 I
received a call from my friend Gary
informing me that one of the two l eggs
had hatched the day before so this
morning on a beautiful June day in
northern Wisconsin I decided to try and
capture the hatching of the second Lun
egg taking in the sights and sounds of
the early morning I eventually turned
the camera to see and capture both
parents and the chick swimming to and
around the nest checking on the egg and
then swimming out to open
water
the next 45 minutes were a Learning
lesson for the young chick one of the
adults teaching it to look at the tip of
the beak for food the other diving and
returning to the surface with what
looked like a small leech when the leech
was presented to the chick it anxiously
ate and in a short time caught on to
this
lesson one of the adult loons returned
to the nest as the other followed slowly
behind with a chick resting on its back
this is another lesson they learn early
so as to avoid Predators like snapping
turtles and large fish as well as
climbing aboard to avoid cold water or
when they're just
tired loons are clumsy on land because
their feet are so far back but the adult
climbs into the nest rotates the
remaining egg and then watches as the
chick makes its way to the
nest the chick then crawls under the
nesting loon's Wing as the other adult
circles the nest then retreats to deeper
water
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in an instant the eagle took flight and
the commotion began the chick scrambling
for cover the adults doing a penguin
dance to W off the eagle and the
remaining egg now fully
exposed I couldn't help but stand up
myself which probably scared the eagle
and avoided the attack
the adults now circling the nest and
surveying the damage one of the parents
then climbing back into the nest and
again rotating the egg but I could not
see the young chick
anywhere with a nesting loon now seeming
calm I see the other Adult Swim by as if
still looking for the chick as it
circles the nest I finally see the young
chick appear from the brush another
early lesson of
survival without looking safe I captured
the swimming adult passing right by me
since coming back to the nest the chick
has awakened three times this time
pecking at the ground as the adult
nesting loon watches its mate swim by
and
dive the chick eventually turns and
works its way back toward the nesting
loon it again starts pecking at the
parent wing and within a short time
works its way back under
the sun is now starting to cast its
warmth directly onto the nest my
thoughts now are of how nice it would be
to have the second egg hatch under such
beautiful
light coming back towards the nest now
the adult Lon circles the nest and swims
close by continuing to look for food and
waiting like me for the birth of the
second chick the nesting Lon now takes
notice and for some reason decides to
leave the nest as you can see in this
slow motion replay the chick awakened
and startled and the the egg again
exposed the young chick quickly worked
its way off the nest and into the water
and soon has taught another quick lesson
from one of the parents this time on
swimming and to use your
feet the sun is now coming over the
Treetops and with the eggs still exposed
the family of loons head to Open Water
one of the adults with the chick on its
back the other slowly swimming close by
another 15 minutes pass when eventually
the parent and the chick swim back to
the nest the adult again climbs up on
the nest checks the egg and is followed
by the
chick the weight continues one adult
close by the other laying on the egg and
the chick once again resting under
wing I pour myself another cup of coffee
and wait as
well the lon's ancestors roam the Earth
65 million years ago today the lon has a
lifespan in a wild of around 30 years
and they are known to make for Life the
ajua chipa Indians called the lon mang
or the most handsome of birds and as the
sun now rolls over the nest and lights
up the nesting Moon's tuxedo likee
plumage and deep red eyes I can see why
the description of man came to
be food again seems to be the morning
plan this time and to my surprise the
adult loon brings a Minn rather than a
leech to the nest the chick quickly
emerges and attempts to take the meal
unsuccessfully at first until realizing
that The Minnow needs to be swallowed
head
first the proud parents look on with
approval before the adult leaves again
to
forage 10 minutes have passed and the
adult continues to hunt the chick
remaining out from underwing pecking at
the grass and
bugs again the adult arrives this time
from around the nest and brings yet
another minnow to the chick to
eat head first and Down the Hatch the
chick make swallowing this time look
easy the adult leaves to go fishing
again the nesting loon still laying on
the remaining
egg in what seemed like just another 10
minutes the adult arrives once again
with yet another minnow this time a
bigger
one the chick attempts to reach and grab
the minnow
but not with the enthusiasm it had shown
with the last
meal with the adult continuing to
present the minnow the young chick must
have a full stomach and eventually
refuses the adult giving in and
retreating from The Nest eats the minow
himself the chick now full looks tired
and works its way under the wing once
more the nesting loon remaining on the
egg just minutes pass and the adult loon
arrives again with an even bigger
minnow the chick reaches to grab the
larger meal and quickly works it head
first to swallow eventually losing its
balance during the process as it tumbles
down from the nest I laugh to myself as
the chick regains composure and follows
the adult out into Open Water this time
the nesting Lo staying on the nest I'm
hoping that this is for a reason the egg
may be hatching soon the adult and chick
did not stay out long and soon returned
to the
nest the chick again working its way
under wi for another rest period the
nesting loon obliging and keeping
watch the lon chick didn't rest long as
it soon worked its way out from
underwing once again pecking at the
ground the nesting loon looking M the
other adult Lon is close by the nest and
Diving for more food when it surfaced I
noticed it had a small leech and not a
minnow odd because it had just brought
the chick three minnows in a row a short
time earlier the chick just worked its
way underwing again when at the same
time the adult Lon arrived with the
leech something was different as it
stuck its beak close to the nesting
lon's Wing the chick came out passing on
the leech and pecking at the grass then
just for a second I get a glimpse of the
new hatchling taking the Lee
both parents staring down to see the
accomplishment the adult has left again
for open water and begins to search for
food once more the chick working its way
under the nesting loon's Wing again this
time with a
sibling it's been about 15 minutes now
and the older chick is now sitting at
the front of the adult's Wing pecking
for food and seeming a bit
Restless the chick then started working
its way back under the front of the
nesting loon's Wing the adult fidgeting
and at times lifting its wing it
continues to keep watch for danger as is
the other swimming
adult the nesting Lon watches and
continues to fidget as the two chicks
pop in and out from under its
wing the adult has not come back back
with another leech and looks for the new
arrival the oldest chick appears
first the adult tightens its grip on the
leech and Bobs and weaves trying to
avoid the Elder chick from grabbing the
leech the persistent parent continues
its efforts in hopes of feeding the
other chick but the Elder chick now well
aware of where to find food eventually
grabs the leech and eats the offering
the adult loon then Retreats again to
open water
as I continued to watch the nesting Loom
she suddenly lifted her Wing I didn't
notice the smallest of the chicks behind
the weeds until the Elder chick popped
out and started pecking at its younger
sibling each fighting with all they have
and trying to establish
dominance the adult lifted her Wing even
further as the fight Contin both chicks
now standing and continuing to fight on
two
legs the chicks then started pecking at
the nesting lon's wing and each
other the adult soon came back with
another leech again trying to make sure
that the youngest of the lon chicks
receives the
meal that didn't happen as the two
chicks again sparred with each other
eventually falling into the water still
fighting along the
way little did they both know that this
would be the last time in the nest never
to
return as I watched the battle continue
the other adult loon came swimming back
to the
nest the nesting Lon working its way off
the nest as it was time to
leave it has been 28 days and the pair
of eggs for these nesting looms have
successfully hatched both parents were
now trying to gather the chicks close to
them both teaching them immediately to
stay close before swimming off to Open
Water I begin to pack up my camera gear
and watch as the lon family swims off
I'm anxious to see the footage but more
importantly thankful for witnessing a
little Lon
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