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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy<\/strong><\/p>\n Every year there manage to be two Loons out in front of the cabin, up in Minnesota\u2019s lake country. They nest on the same, ever-expanding semi-floating but occasionally shrinking nest over behind the point, so we can\u2019t see the nest without going across the marsh in a canoe. It is a great place to nest, but for one small detail. Behind the embayment formed by the point is a tall bluff, the edge of an ancient river valley that passed through the area during one or more (probably a few) prior interglacials. Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. Atop the ridge, where no one will ever build cabins because it is too high up, is a grove of white pines. A good way up one of the tallest pines is an Eagle\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n Every year there manage to be two eagles up there in that nest. Plus hungry offspring.<\/p>\n So the Loons produce, probably, two chicks. Often …<\/p>\n Read the rest here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Check out my latest contribution to the bird blog 10,000 birds: Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy Every year there manage to be two Loons out in front of the cabin, up in Minnesota\u2019s lake country. They nest on the same, ever-expanding semi-floating but occasionally shrinking nest over behind the point, so we can\u2019t see the … Continue reading Loonacy<\/span>