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#commonloon

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Wonsington
FEATHRUARY 2025

Day 2: Pied
-> Common Loon

The common loon, also known as great northern diver, can be found in the Neactic realm, meaning the Northern US and Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and Bear Island (Norway).

As the name suggests, these cuties are great divers and expert fishers. Fish make up about 80% of their diet. They can catch and eat fish roughly 1/3 of their own size, which is pretty impressive! Fortunately, their status is, as of now, "Least Concern", so they are not in threat of extinction any time soon.

The common loon appears on a Canadian coin and is also the state bird of Minnesota. It makes a prominent appearance in several Native American tales, where it usually helps the protagonist achieve a goal; in some stories, the world was even created by a loon.

FUN FACT
Do you know movies in which a wailing bird cry is used to evoke a sense of wilderness and suspense? Chances are you're hearing the call of a loon there!

#feathruary #feathruary2025 #feathruary2025day2 #bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdart #digitalart #drawing #loon #loons #commonloon
A common loon, a nearctic waterbird with a grey beak, red eyes, a black head, white belly and grey-black plumage with white dots, in front of a taiga background, cartoon style.
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jan Langhammer

Hello Loon!
(and grey-headed woodpecker, white-tailed eagle and red-throated loon)

What an overspecific salutation! 🥹

Seemed that the birds enjoyed the sky, as well.
Well, they probably enjoyed the lake a bit more since a common loon is absolutely rare in this part of the planet.

>>> Credits: Ralf Wendt (the friend I was birdwaching with):
>>> radioworks.de

(birds in the order of the pictures:
grey-headed woodpecker, white-tailed eagle, common loon, red-thoated loon)

A Grey-headed Woodpecker on the trunk of a young tree looking to the left in the centre of the picture. There are some other branches on the left and right side. The sky is blue.
A White-tailed Eagle flying in the sky on the left side of the picture. The sky is blue.
A blurry photo of a common loon swimming on the surface of a lake.
A blurry picture of a Red-throated loon swimming on the surface of a lake.
#photography#nature#lake
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