Common Loon

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons are very curious birds. They actually approached my floating blind [May; Tobin-Kimmes Wetlands, Douglas County, Wisconsin]

Common Loons have solid bones which enable them to dive easily. Most birds have hollow bones [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Common Loon in a blue mist fog on a Boundary Waters lake [BWCA Minnesota] Gavia immer

A Common Loon calls in the golden yellow mist of a Boundary Waters sunrise [August; BWCAW Minnesota]

A Common Loon calls in the golden yellow mist of a Boundary Waters sunrise [August; BWCAW Minnesota]

Common Loons have solid bones which enable them to dive easily. Most birds have hollow bones [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Common Loons have solid bones which enable them to dive easily. Most birds have hollow bones [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons can fly at over 100 mph! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons can fly at over 100 mph! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons can fly at over 100 mph! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons can fly at over 100 mph! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons can fly at over 100 mph! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Common Loons stretch and shake out their feathers rather frequently [September; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]

Though unable to walk on land, Common Loons have been clocked at 107 mph in flight! [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]