More loon pictures...

WatterBoy · 07-06-11, 10:15 PM

There was a loon doing some fishing of its own in the same bay my wife and I were fishing on the morning of 7/4 and I got a couple decent shots of it. Man, do they have awesome markings and colorings! They are just all-around amazing birds and we are fortunate to have many of them on the 1,400 acre lake where we have a summer cabin. Hope you guys enjoy these...

bamabassman · 07-06-11, 10:43 PM

dean...maybe i am jsut crazy.....but for a duck, or is is a bird and not a duck? either way....that is BEAUTIFUL . i love mallards. and although the loon is jsut black and white, it's color scheme is just amazing. beautiful man. jsut beautiful. thaks dean. oyur pics are truly wonderful and so clear and crisp. one day we gott aget us a GOOD camera.

WatterBoy · 07-06-11, 10:54 PM

Although its appearance is duck-like, I believe it is "just a bird," not a duck. The Common Loon is the MN state bird. Read more here. The band around its neck is a cool teal-looking color and their bellies are just the snowiest white you'll ever see. And to see them take off and land is just spectacular. I wish all you guys who have never seen one could have the opportunity to do so at least once. They have several different kinds of calls and, well, they are just COOL!

Tavery5 · 07-06-11, 10:56 PM

and they taste like chicken J/K nice shots

nofearengineer · 07-06-11, 11:38 PM

They have pointy beaks, totally different from a duck's bill.

But they are truly a beautiful bird. You have to love those blood-red eyes.

bcklash · 07-07-11, 12:06 AM

That's a beauitful bird. I love that 1st picture.

Bassboss · 07-07-11, 01:32 AM

Awesome pics.. love them eyes!

keithdog · 07-07-11, 07:16 AM

Realy nice photos again! Thanks for posting them. I love having loons around while I am fishing. I spent a lot of time fishing in MN growing up when we took our family vacations there. We never saw loons around my home waters. But that has changed in the past several years, as I now see then quite often here. They are a beautiful creature.

coyute · 07-07-11, 09:27 AM

Great pictures!

Marc David · 07-07-11, 09:48 AM

Real nice pictures, beautiful bird

BigBassin144 · 07-07-11, 10:37 AM

Very nice pictures! Those are beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing.

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07-06-11, 10:15 PM	#1
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	More loon pictures... There was a loon doing some fishing of its own in the same bay my wife and I were fishing on the morning of 7/4 and I got a couple decent shots of it. Man, do they have awesome markings and colorings! They are just all-around amazing birds and we are fortunate to have many of them on the 1,400 acre lake where we have a summer cabin. Hope you guys enjoy these...

07-06-11, 10:43 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	dean...maybe i am jsut crazy.....but for a duck, or is is a bird and not a duck? either way....that is BEAUTIFUL . i love mallards. and although the loon is jsut black and white, it's color scheme is just amazing. beautiful man. jsut beautiful. thaks dean. oyur pics are truly wonderful and so clear and crisp. one day we gott aget us a GOOD camera. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-06-11, 10:56 PM	#4
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	and they taste like chicken J/K nice shots __________________ They call me Ishmael

07-06-11, 11:38 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	They have pointy beaks, totally different from a duck's bill. But they are truly a beautiful bird. You have to love those blood-red eyes. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-07-11, 12:06 AM	#6
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	That's a beauitful bird. I love that 1st picture. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-06-11, 10:54 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Although its appearance is duck-like, I believe it is "just a bird," not a duck. The Common Loon is the MN state bird. Read more here. The band around its neck is a cool teal-looking color and their bellies are just the snowiest white you'll ever see. And to see them take off and land is just spectacular. I wish all you guys who have never seen one could have the opportunity to do so at least once. They have several different kinds of calls and, well, they are just COOL!

07-07-11, 01:32 AM	#7
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Awesome pics.. love them eyes! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

07-07-11, 07:16 AM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Realy nice photos again! Thanks for posting them. I love having loons around while I am fishing. I spent a lot of time fishing in MN growing up when we took our family vacations there. We never saw loons around my home waters. But that has changed in the past several years, as I now see then quite often here. They are a beautiful creature. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-07-11, 09:27 AM	#9
coyute BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 12	Great pictures!

07-07-11, 09:48 AM	#10
Marc David BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 324	Real nice pictures, beautiful bird

07-07-11, 10:37 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Very nice pictures! Those are beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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