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6 Amazing Facts About Common Loons

Common Loons Prepare for Takeoff To heft their bodies into the air, loons need a long runway, much like an airplane getting ready for a flight. These loons require as much as 600 feet of open water ...
After years studying wild birds in the bush, Flinders University experts have described a new call type frequently used by one of Australia's favorite birds, the superb fairy-wren.
Dammit, a loon on her way south, was stuck with significant wounds and infection, that is, until a team of rehabilitation ...
Kings Canyon National Park, located in the Southern Sierra Nevada region of California, is generally visited for its massive ...
The tufted duck is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. Tufted ducks have black features that can have hints of green or purple and have ...
Minnesota (WCCO) -- It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila ...