Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies and more.

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Common Loon’s (photo by Jay “Mac” Davis) range once extended through ...

LAS VEGAS — A visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist on the Las Vegas Strip interrupted a hotel-casino's prominent water show before wildlife biologists captured the yellow-billed loon and ...

Eric Hanson with the deceased Newark Pond Male. Photo by Eloise Girard Just after dusk, as the dark began to settle on Newark Pond, a spotlight on a boat shone onto the water, as it floated toward a ...

A trip to Iceland…not: This was supposed to be a series of columns about my birding trip to Iceland. However, our plans fell through and we ended up going to the next best place…the Connecticut Lakes, ...