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 ...

Tony Gangemi has captured a variety of subjects in his roughly four decades as a photographer. For the last seven years, his ...

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. A migratory diver of the ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

It’s called the common loon, but this agile water bird known for its mournful cry is anything but common in our corner of America. In summers of long ago, loons raised their chicks in lakes as far ...

Minnesota could lose its beloved state bird in coming decades if humans don't stall climate change and prevent the common loon from shifting north. The black and white bird — whose haunting cries ...

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On March 13, 1961, the common loon was adopted as Minnesota's official state bird. The loon, known for its exquisite diving skills and long yodel call, was actually not the first ...

A common loon flaps its wings, which are short in comparison to its body size. Loons' small wings require them to get a running start to fly, according to Montana Loon Society President Lynn Kelly.

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...