For Some Summer Lake Monitors: A Chance to Give Back - Adirondack Almanack

For Some Summer Lake Monitors: A Chance to Give Back - Adirondack Almanack

Joe Poliquin appreciates pluck. So when the loon chick on his watch repeatedly swam away from the parent trying to feed it a fish, the quirky move caught Joe’s attention. Over and over, the chick fled from the parent carrying dinner in its mouth, the opposite of what Joe expected. Over and over, the parent persisted. Finally, the fiercely independent chick – who had grown accustomed to fishing and fending for itself – gave in and ate what the pa…