Loon Song (and Dance)


While we were kayaking on a lake in northern Minnesota, a pair of loons provided entertainment.



Over the Independence Day weekend, we were the guests of gracious friends at their lake place. We had a great time, and one of the many fine experiences occurred on Sunday morning while we were paddling about on the lake. A pair of loons showed up, calling back and forth almost continuously, and one of them did a brief dance routine while I was shooting video.

You can see and hear a one-minute loon video (about 6.5 megabytes), or a tiny version that loads quickly (about half a megabyte). (Please excuse the bits of noise I made. I need to learn to keep quiet while recording.)

Let me know if you have any trouble viewing these, and I'll try other formats (or I'll resort to YouTube).

Update: I added the photo above, and there are a few more pictures from our weekend on SmugMug.

Posted: Sun - July 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM       by email

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