Here, a swimming adult loon approaches a baby loonlet with a tiny minnow trapped in its beak. It attempts to transfer the minnow to the loonlet’s mouth, but the baby can’t quite hold onto the ...

From the rear of their meandering skiff, a crew member sounded a device that mimicked a crying baby loon. The wail echoed into the night with no response. Up front, wildlife biologist Kevin Kenow ...

So it’s all the more surprising that two loon parents have adopted an orphaned baby mallard duck in Oneida County’s Long Lake, reports Smithsonian.com. Upon investigation, researchers ...

Loon chicks live a more lavish lifestyle than your average baby mallard. For example, while mother ducks lead their young to food, loon parents actually feed their chicks themselves. " ...

WELL ANOTHER LOON HAS HATCHED IN , THE LAKES REGION. MOM’S SECOND CHICK WAS HATCHED TODAY, JUST ONE DAY AFTER THE HATCHING OF HER FIRST BABY YESTERDAY. THEY ARE SO CUTE. THE LOON PRESERVATION ...

but baby loons are at risk because it takes time to develop that skill. “It’s a shame when you see them sitting there and getting hurt for no reason,” McNamara said. She wants to educate ...

but baby loons are at risk because it takes time to develop that skill. “It’s a shame when you see them sitting there and getting hurt for no reason,” McNamara said. She wants to educate ...