Putting rivalry aside, loon pair adopts duckling

[@Gurci28]

0:25 Anyone who's heard a loon call will tell you it's one of nature's most hypnotic, mysterious and beautiful sounds. Its haunting echo can reverberate across a large lake. Like morning chimes or an evening serenade, a loon's call gently wakes us up in the morning, and tucks us in at night. - Source: Ontario Parks

[@daisymay6505]

Camping in a cabin by a lake with loons and peepers is the absolute DREAM for me ❤️

[@shiva72945]

Camping in a tent with loons etc...

[@TreyBiller]

I love loons there calls are beautiful

[@katryanaorange2092]

Beautiful story, makes you smile. I love Mother Nature!

[@karaobey3085]

What a beautiful story! I love it!!

[@sominboy2757]

I still think loons are kinda creepy looking with the red eyes. But as minnesotans we have a social responsibility to look out for any 7 striped gopher, walleye, loon or lady slipper that is in trouble or needs help. We have elevated all 4 to a special status by law and we must protect them as well as all our states natural beauty.

[@mikes3827]

I think Loons are stunningly beautiful. I'm a New England/Boston kid, and spending my formative years in rural southwestern Maine, it has become a right of passage for lakefront homeowners to sit out most summer nights just to listen to the loons. Two words: hauntingly beautiful.

[@nibirbaishnabchannel2125]

yes i was having a little sleep paralysis from the loon just because of the red eyes i know it was a terrifying experience

[@geniemedford9200]

Such a wonderful capture and study. Needs to be broadcast on news throughout the world, for a happy story.😍

[@WobblesandBean]

This so so cute 💜 But I do worry about the long term implications...if the duck is imprinted on loons, it won't be able to mate or flock with other mallards. Also, if he's eating only fish, the high protein diet might cause him to get angel wing. He's at the age here where he'll be getting his first molt any day now, so I really hope her turned out ok.

[@redowl1879]

I agree, but think that the duckling would’ve been dead by now if it weren’t for the loons :)

[@stoneforest2639]

I thought it was bread which causes angel wing, which is not very protein rich.

[@deannelson9565]

He's highly unlikely to develop angel wing Because by the end of this video he's already a flying adult so that's well past the point where angel wing First shows itself.

[@unoriented_x4957]

This is such a heartwarming story, I've shared this link with friends! TY KARE

[@catbellybandit571]

Wholesome

[@tbwpiper189]

It would be VERY interesting to see how the call of that duckling would sound.

[@petersterling5334]

Beautiful Story!! Very Well Told and Photographed!

[@Bamboos2011]

Beautiful! I Love all animals, so loving, so peaceful and so tolerant. Hard standards for humans to live by.

[@ThePaganSun]

That's just ONE side of nature. The other side is: cannibalism, incest, infanticide, fatricide, matricide, necrophilia, murder/feeding, abandonment, etc. Much worse than humans.

[@Bamboos2011]

@@ThePaganSun You're missing the point. Its not about Nature having a 'worse' side. And its not 'worse than humans'. stop buying into the lies your mind is telling you. Nature is what it is. Its beautiful to those who can "see". Who are you to judge nature like that anyway?

[@ThePaganSun]

@@Bamboos2011 I'm not the one "missing the point!" The ones who see nature as this "kumbaya love fest" and think we humans are nothing but "evil" and nature is nothing but "good" are the ones missing the point! Nature DOES have a nasty, cruel side and humans can be good (it's mostly our power-hungry leaders who are corrupt). Who are YOU to judge humans like that anyway?!

[@Bamboos2011]

@@ThePaganSun You sound young so I'll be gentle. Humans have their strengths and flaws too. You are misinterpreting the comment. No where does it say what you are implying. However, humans do need to live up to a higher standard and our whole world depends on that. YOU are a part of this nature, not separate from it. We as humans do need to learn a lot, first how to treat each other. Rather than pointing fingers at the "power hungry leaders who are corrupt" out there somewhere, why dont you look at yourselves first? Are you projecting? Why blame someone out there? A great example is right here...Just go back and re-read what you wrote back to me and the language and tone of voice you used to get your message across. Speaks a lot about humans and all that they see. The nature that you speak of as "nasty and cruel" is one that is sustaining YOU right now and keeping you on this planet. Ungrateful much? Have perspective. You have a lot to learn.

[@Bamboos2011]

"Bamboos2011 It's true that humans are part of nature, but it's wrong to assume that humans are somehow "more evil" than any other animal when in truth the only reason why animals themselves haven't destroyed the Earth is more because of our human intelligence rather than some innate moral superiority that some animal-lovers seem to think. Yes, nature can be beautiful. But it can also be cruel, devastating and ruthless. Just look at all the natural disasters like earthquakes, storms, hurricane, floods, etc.! Just look at the animal kingdom where they kill each other not JUST for food but also for mates, territorial rights, and sometimes even for fun! Yes, you read that right. Lions will kill the hyenas matriarch because they know it'll throw the hyenas into confusion...likewise, hyenas will kill lion cubs if they can. I love nature and the Earth but I'm not deluded like some into thinking that it's all good or wonderful. We humans do have to protect and care for it, but we also have to look out for our species too. We don't have much of the protection other animals have like warm fur, sharp teeth or claws, great size, etc. So yeah...we had to adapt the best way we knew. I agree that we can do more to protect our planet and environment and we should; but if animals had our intelligence; I doubt they would've done any better as guardians." Response to your reply.: First of all humans are the ones destroying the planets faster than anything else, its proven by Science. Science? Ever heard of it? Or something called Global warming? its due to humans not animals. Animals live in harmony and within the laws and boundaries that they are granted to them by their creator. Humans do not. How dare you judge what God created what you know nothing about? Clearly, Neither do you know history nor science. You must be a neanderthal if you believe that we need to still compete for fur and claws. . And You sound like those "corrupt politicians" yourself that you were blaming...insecure, greedy with an attitude of entitlement. Only looking out for yourself with an utter disregard to anything else on the planet. How Callous!! Life will teach you some brutal lessons. LOL thats your problem. Its because of people like you who lack respect of nature that the world is in a pandemic. You sound so small and unable to grasp anything of real value in life. How unfortunate for you.

[@HenzCarlTupas]

True friendship

[@Whatnok]

What a lovely story.❤❤ love this project. 🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@breckhockey]

Boyd, is there a Spring/Summer 2020 update on the Loon/Mallard family? Any grandkids? Do the Loon parents seem to recognize and tolerate their adopted child one year later?

[@MaritimeHeritageMN]

I found a November 2019 article in an Ottawa paper - the mallard flew around a lot as she got bigger and freaked her parents out, but always came back to them. Dr Piper contended she stayed with her loon parents for longer than she needed to, for their sake. They all left the lake for the migration and it's unknown how long they stayed together; loon parents and loon offspring don't 'winter' together, apparently, so who knows....

[@GriffWild]

Wow! Fascinating!

[@amydason9332]

I love you loon baby 🦆💦GREAT AWESOME 🌹🕊

[@shanasakai2238]

This is so interesting I love thier relationship.

[@Gurci28]

2:10 It is widely recognized that loons are vocally active at night with observations of their nocturnal vocal behavior dating back many decades (e.g., Olson and Marshall 1952; Rummel and Goetzinger 1975). - Source: BioOne

[@fernandoalexisbernabe8005]

As a vacationing youngster I heard this beautiful sound at sunup, but I’d never happened to see it; ‘till now ❤

[@CTRFishing]

Truly amazing

[@louisesawyer1523]

What a special story. 🥰

[@janvanholten7592]

Outstanding story.

[@noellabreton916]

Beautiful.....

[@kylechaney6960]

Beautiful this made my day 😃

[@TheAmazingJordiny]

Ducks actually do dive, especially when they are little. This behavior is usually just for fun but also a way for ducks to avoid predators that can’t dive. This is very common behavior seen in many videos here on KZbin.

[@nickirmen6671]

I've seen this before in Wisconsin, while fishing off a dock a loon couple came close by, and they were protecting around 6 Ducklings. Considering their rivalries I don't know if the loons were fattening them up to eat them, or a Loon couple just adopted a bunch of kids. I like to think about the latter reason more. Plus I was a little mad that the loons were catching more fish than I was.

[@TheFlacker99]

0:40 meme material

[@Everything_Animal]

Why would they assume their chick got killed and they adopted a ducking? A much more likely scenario is just that a duck laid an egg in a loon nest, which they are known to do.

[@cassandrahepp6445]

Such a sweet story. Also an interesting addition to the idea of nurture vs nature.

[@deannelson9565]

If this is an interesting addition to nature versus nurture that shows one thing it can really mentally screw something up because this duck will never be able to breed since he thinks he's a loon.

[@sidensvans67]

impressive .

[@Bsaxton94]

The sound effects were so annoying and I would ask that they’re lighter on the touch next time because the information was riveting and I was trying to pay attention

[@TreyPDB]

The sunset bird

[@susanbaumgartner9171]

I love this!!

[@theresa.leriaalexander5680]

loons. All human take a lesson love have no color, no race.❤

[@henzcarltupas328henzcarltu2]

A real life version of The Ugly Duckling

[@alisonthorn2573]

Amazing

[@mrfourtysevenman]

Omg so cool

[@beachslave2723]

Mallards do dive lol

[@kessler5902]

Not really. They belong to the dabbler group of ducks. They can dive, but their large, buoyant bodies are build for surface foraging.

[@explosivemallard8038]

Mallards are referred to as “dabbling ducks”. They definitely are capable of diving like “diving ducks”, but these names don’t come from pure capability, but rather general feeding methods. Ducks are amazingly capable, if we were to name them on pure capability, they’d have an incredibly long name: The waddling, flying, boat-like swimmy, diving birds who quack, look cool as duck, fly in large flocks to migrate, have funny orange feet, and love water, peas, corn, or whatever they can find, including man-made bread which they seem to love but actually is not healthy for it, and have the cutest egg-hatched babies ever seen on the planet. Also this one prefers to dabble lol.

[@birdfanboi]

Shirley McLoon was adopted

[@CharuzuXVI]

Uhh here in Quebec bog rivers mallards dive. I fish bank side and witness this all the time. I think it may be a different type of duck? The males have beautifull green blue colors.

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

Pekin ducks, selectively bred from a Malkard species, can and do "dive," so this actually isn't unusual at all.

[@jackvoss5841]

Mother Nature is a manifest creation. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@Anyanezuko53]

lindos

[@lucecita007]

Awesome maybe hoomans could do the same, of course we can.

[@dcagdigger312]

what's a hooman

[@hiljaloomis1156]

It's a luck😁

[@andrewandres148]

I bet ya the loons lost their eggs to a predator, and along hatched these ducklings nearby.. Like it was said, they needed eachother..

[@christinasophieschultz5081]

❤❤❤

[@francophone.]

Was this narrated by Chef John lol

[@louchatman883]

🥰

[@varucasalt9611]

Could this be a hundredth monkey situation where in mallards start to dive?

[@NathalieYates-f1x]

❤

[@egusisoup2040]

loons and mallards aren't rivals. they have competely different diets and methods of feeding. Mallards are omnivores, while loons are piscivores. I don't see how they could be rivals, this isn't even niche partitioning, it's just 2 animals coexisting.

[@Kruegernator123]

News stations love to create sensationalism. Don’t ever trust them. Anyway, the main waterfowl species I could see competing with loons are mergansers, grebes and cormorants.

[@Jphizzle96]

I don't think they meant rivals in terms of resources. I think they were saying that loons are often seen driving ducks out of their territory and attacking them. And killing ducklings. So these animals coexisting is a very rare occurrence, much less them actually developing a bond.

[@RubyCarrots3232]

Loons compete for physical space and especially nesting.

[@sparten11742]

Haha, human never learn a lesson. Only taking care of themselves. All we do is fight and war