Post by: wildlife minnesota on April 25, 2008, 03:12:50 PM
I am a wildlife photographer in Minnesota.
All my photographs are copyright so do not copy my photos with my permission.I also will add my photographs has a watermark on them.If you have ? ask me first.I will be glad to share my photographs and some info with all of you.I am not there to sell you nothing.I have photography 80 bird male and female out of 127 that live in minnesota and also I have photography some that do not live in minnesota. I also photography all wildlife in minnesota.I will also give info on all photos I post.Please I would like comments or replie to my post.
The state bird of minnesota and a true symbol of the wildness of our lake.Prefers clear lake because it hunts for fish by eyesight.Legs are set so far back that it has a hard time walking on land,but it is a great swimmer.Common name come from the Swedish word lom, meaning "lame,"for the awkward way it walks on land.Its unique suggests the wild laughter of a demented person, and led to the phrase "crazy as a loon."Young ride on back of swimming parents.Adults perform distraction displays to protect young. Very sensitive to disurbance during nesting and will abandon nest.
Loons are reported to be among the oldest groups of birds sill living to day, with a history some think stretches back more than 50 million years.Minnesota statute 1.145, adopted in 1961, made the Common Loon the Minnesota state bird.
Some fun facts to begin.#1 The bones of most birds are hollow and light.But loons have solid bones.#2The extra weight help them dive as deep as 250 feet to search for food.They can stay underwater for up to five minutes.#3 Because their bodies are heavy relative to their wing size, loons need a 100 to 600 foot of runway in order to take off from a lake.#4 Loons can fly more than 75 miles per hour.#5 The red in the loon's eye helps it see under water.#6 Scientists think loons can live for 30 years or more. :) :) :) :)
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Post by: robodad on April 27, 2008, 10:20:17 AM
Thanks for posting !!!
Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 27, 2008, 10:27:14 AM
Nice pictures.
Shawn
Post by: wildlife minnesota on April 28, 2008, 04:15:12 PM
I live in Center Minnesota.
I like my Canon camera with 70x300 lens
I also spend a lot of taking photographs and I also like to get very close to what I am photographing.I take pride in my work.I love what I do. The wildlife do not seem to mine me at all I take my time with all of them.I was 10 feet from this Loon and here Baby and she was showing off.
I will try to post two Loons I have been photographing for 4 year now It is tilt Kissing loon.To night Thank again Wildlife Minnesota