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Mercer, Wisconsin, promotes itself as the "Loon Capital of the World". [45] Henry David Thoreau describes a playful and inspiring acquaintance with a loon on Walden Pond in his book Walden. [46] The Great Lakes Loons are a minor-league professional baseball team based in Midland, Michigan, United States. The primary mascot is Lou E. Loon. [47]
The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent.
The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and winters in northern coastal waters. Ranging from 55 to 67 centimetres (22 to ...
Here, a swimming adult loon approaches a baby loonlet with a tiny minnow trapped in its beak. It attempts to transfer the minnow to the loonlet’s mouth, but the baby can’t quite hold onto the ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird. Will Dunham. February 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM. ... The baby shower alternative that's taking over the parenting space.
With a length of 76 to 97 cm (30 to 38 in), a wingspan of 135 to 160 cm (53 to 63 in), and a weight ranging from 4 to 6.4 kg (8.8 to 14.1 lb), the yellow-billed loon is the largest member of the loon (diver) family. [2] [7] [8] The adult is primarily black and white in breeding plumage, with a purple gloss on its head and neck. [9]
Gaviiformes (/ ˈ ɡ æ v i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /) is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa), though prehistoric species were more widespread.
Leap day babies: How many are there and when do they celebrate? Having a birthday on a leap day doesn't stop the aging process. It's estimated around 5 million people share Feb. 29 as a birthday ...