A common loon carrying a sleeping loon chick under her wing.

Precious Cargo

Grantham, New Hampshire

Barely visible under the parent bird's wing, a week-old common loon chick takes an afternoon nap on the glassy smooth surface of a New Hampshire pond. All may have been quiet at that moment, but a bald eagle had made an uncomfortably close pass about half an hour before, and there's usually a snapping turtle lurking somewhere nearby as well. So when you get a chance to take a nap in a place that's well-protected, you take it!

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