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  • A Common Loon shakes off after a dive as it mate looks on. The Common Loons were a breeding pair in Lost Lake in north central Washington State. width:720;;height:446
  • Common Loons are fishing machines. They fly underwater and to accomodate multiple dives the water beads and falls off instead of soaking in. This Common Loon was fishing in a small lake in central Washington State. width:720;;height:392
  • Common Loons run across the water, sometimes for a hundred yards or more to get their body -- mostly built for underwater -- airborne. This photo was taken on a small lake in British Columbia near Kamloops. width:720;;height:441
  • Common Loons are built for speed underwater. They have to be quicker than the fish they hunt. Broad shoulders like these don't hurt the effort. This Common Loon was photographed in Lost Lake in north central Washington State. width:720;;height:478
  • Common Loons often move from place to place on a body of water without flying. This Common Loon was mixing it up with another one during mating season on a small lake in north central Washington State. width:720;;height:409
  • After a long romp across the lake this Common Loon gets airborne from a small lake in north central Washington State where the loons are studied. Notice the banded legs. width:720;;height:382
  • This Common Loon pair were busy interacting on Lost Lake in north central Washington State late in the summer. They had lost their two chicks to predators. width:720;;height:375
  • This juvenile Common Loon was cruising with adults in Hood Canal -- a body of saltwater near Seattle in western Washington State-- during the winter. The loon was there to learn to catch fish. width:720;;height:475
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