Ted Decker sent these two pictures of our loon families. Ted writes:
Took these pictures this afternoon of the loon chicks. 2631 was taken up by the islands and 2637 was taken on the 1st pond. it looks as though the loon chick in the family at the north end of the pond is much more advanced than the one on the 1st pond.

Thanks for the great photos, Ted. I noticed right away how fuzzy the little guy in the second picture is compared to the one above. I think there are at least two weeks difference in their ages. They'll both be ready to take off this fall, I'm sure.