Day 110 ~ Common Loon

While boating on the lake my parents live on, a pair of loons came extremely close to us and I was able to get a pic of this fascinating bird.  If you are unfamiliar with loons, the are Minnesota's State Bird and make very unique vocalizations (listen here).  Too bad you can't see his glowing red eyes in this photo :(

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[Ang]

I once lost a game of trivia because the question was "What is the Minnesota State Bird?" and I wrote "Loon." The only acceptable answer was the 'official name', "Common Loon" - I was pissed. They do sound neat don't they?!