Once again (10 out of 11 years) Lake of the Woods water levels have risen significantly. This rise swamps out the low lying loon nest. Our nest is probably about 2 ft under water by now. So sad. There is a small chance the pair might try one more time but time is flying by. Hopefully the pair will stay together. The accepted theory was that Loons mate for life. This is relatively true; unless they have trouble having young. It is at that point they might leave to find another partner. I'm not certain the 2 loons in our bay are the exact same 2 we met 12 years ago or not. There was one year that there was only one loon in the bay (after 2 failed nesting attempts the previous year) so all bets are off.
I'm including a shot of the neighbour's dock. The top of the dock is usually about a meter above "normal" lake levels. The cans on top of the dock are full of water and are trying desperately to hold the top of the dock in place, above the cribs below.
That is sad. I kinda wondered if that would happen in a year like this. It seems tough to be a loon.
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