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A Common Loon on a still, misty lake. A fine-art print in the Audubon tradition, on archival paper. Unframed from $39, framed from $109.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
The mist is the subject as much as the bird. Gavia immer rides low on still water, that dagger bill held level, the black head turned just enough to show the cardinal-red eye. Around it, nothing. A pale wash of morning, the colour of smoke on glass. The plate is in the quiet register of the Audubon tradition: no drama, only attention.
The loon’s plumage does the work in subdued light. The back is a chequered black and white, precise as a printed textile. The throat carries a band of fine ivory stripes, visible only when the head turns. Against the misty wash, these details read as the kind of beauty that takes a moment to arrive.
Gavia immer is a heavy bird, weighing up to six kilograms in breeding condition, and its bones are unusually dense for a bird, which lets it sink efficiently when it dives. It can go down forty metres and hold for over a minute in pursuit of fish. On land it is nearly helpless, those legs set so far back on the body that walking is barely possible. The bird is built entirely around the lake.
Pairs return to the same lake year after year. The wail that carries across still water is the male’s territorial call, a sound that covers miles and belongs to the northern lake as completely as the spruce line.
In the tradition of Audubon, the still-water plate was always the test of a natural-history artist. Reflection without fuss. This one passes it.
Full field guide: /species/common-loon/
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to A2) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
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