GALLERY 1: LOONS
The Common Loon is the Minnesota State bird and in general an icon representing the solitude of the northern woods and lakes. I have had the good fortune to spend hours with common loons and on one lake in particular they will approach my boat when it is launched. The parents on this lake seem to have developed a trust for my presence and will often leave their chick next to my boat while they dive for fish. The experience is exhilarating and the common loon is one of my favorite avian species to photograph.

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common loon portrait, Minnesota
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loon feeding chick, Minnesota
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common loon and chick, Minnesota
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common loon portrait, Minnesota
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common loon chick, Minnesota
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common loon wing flap, Minnesota
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common loon chick in lily pads, Minnesota
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common loon fishing, Minnesota
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common loon napping, loon close-up, Minnesota
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 nesting common loon, Minnesota
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loon chick and adult, Minnesota
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common loon and chick syncrhonized wing flap, Minnesota
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common loon with sleepy chick, Minnesota
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common loon adult and chick in wing flap, Minnesota
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common loon chick wing flap, Minnesota
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common loon feeding chick in lily pads, Minnesota
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common loon chick fear response, Minnesota
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back lit common loon chick at sunrise, Minnesota
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common loon chick wing stretch, Minnesota
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common loon chick, Minnesota
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common loon chick, Minnesota
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common loon, northern MN
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Common Loon, Northern MN
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common loon preening, northern MN
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common loon in flight, Northern MN
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Common Loons at Dawn, Minnesota
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Common Loon, Minnesota
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Common Loon Wing Flap, Minnesota
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Common Loon Wing Flap, Minnesota
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Common Loon, Minnesota
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Common Loon, Minnesota
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Common Loon, Minnesota
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Common Loon, Minnesota
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