The common loon, state bird of Minnesota and national bird of Canada, had a nice feature on KARE 11 last night. The way they handle their eggs reminds me of the emperor penguins in March of the Penguins. Beautiful creatures. Make sure to watch the video to see the whole feature. It’s a nice one.

According to the report, Minnesota has the second largest population of common loons after Alaska. Their legs are so far back on their bodies that they can land on wet parking lots or highways and become stranded because they need a good stretch of water to take off. Because of the position of their legs, they can’t run to get airborn like some other water birds can.