5 x 7
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The lake is slowly waking up with these warmer days and daylight savings!
Soon the romantic call of the loons will return as they build their nests.
Fun fact #1: we have a "loon ranger" here at the lake who we report to when we spot a nest!
Preserving the loon count on the lake so important to maintaining the balance of nature.
Fun fact #2: loons are like airplanes in that they need a runway for takeoff. In the case of loons, they need from 30 yards up to a quarter mile (depending on the wind) for flapping their wings and running across the top of the water in order to gain enough speed for lift-off.
Fun fact #3: the oldest recorded Common Loon was a female, and at least 29 years old, when she was spotted in Michigan in 2016 and identified by her band. She had been banded in the same state in 1989.
*fun facts source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
PS. If you want a great book to read: The Loonfeather by Iola Fuller is wonderful.
It is a story of an Indian girl, destined to grow up with the incompatible traditions of her own people and of the white traders on Mackinac Island.
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