Looney Tale

I did not know this about loons . We see a lot of them on Lake Montecello. "

The feet of Arctic loons are too far back on their bodies for them to walk on land or, more critically, to take flight from land. Even small ponds or lakes are not ideal for take-off. I have read that it takes roughly 100 meters (330 feet) or so for loons to take flight from a body of water. As a result, loons typically use large lakes, bays, and coastal ocean waters during migration."

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/It-Was-Raining-Loons?cm_ven=hp-slot-1

Very interesting. I learned something today. Thank You.

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I knew it took a long run for them to take off but 100 yards :yikes. I had no idea it was that far. Coots have the same problem but don't know how long a runway they need.

Always amazed learning about wildlife, never realized it took that far for them to fly.


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I saw the Old Fisherman in a video he was hand feeding the loons with perch. They took it out of his hand. That was wild.

We tried to sink a Loon by feeding him small perch at Monticello. :Rofl We were catching small perch that we threw back. The Loon swam up and caught a couple we threw back so we decided to see how many he could eat.
We didn't find out because some of his buddies joined in the fun.
Those boogers are lightening streaks in the water. Fish didn't stand a chance.