loons calling in the mist

[pete5668]

I think I heard Ron Paul. i DID, i DID hear Ron Paul!

[afosan]

@pete5668 I didn't see him in the boat :)

[pete5668]

@afosan he's flyin around ranting and raving about peace and the value of being weak

[TheHeuristicIslander]

Amazing! how haunting a melody!

[cgrasser7075861624]

thanks for posting audio of loons and the lost fish is funny too

[MrDosteovsky]

I don't want to like this video I want to LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! GO MINNESOTA!

[afosan]

@MrDosteovsky Glad you love it. I only wish I'd done a better job filming. It was my first digital camera and I forgot I had a playback screen! With the camera up to my eye, I couldn't see where the fishing line was :) Also, it was on full zoom...not good for close-ups!

[franjos2]

The human voices ruined this video for me.

[0FreezeMan0]

Anyone know the name of the animal that makes the call around :38? Or is it still a Loon?

[afosan]

@0FreezeMan0  That's the sound is the wail....used among a family of loons to move closer together. I think another loon might have made that. These two were raising the alarm...likely in response to the eagle which had just flown to it's nest nearby. The wail is the sound I hear most often at the lake and seems to be more in the evening or at night....maybe coming home to the nest or something. I love that sound.

[bluntis420]

@0FreezeMan0 It's still a loon. 

[afosan]

Actually, it's at Wasson Lake in Minnesota.

[MrRockinTrain]

THIS IS AT FIFE LAKE OMG I LIVE THERE!

[ZulGur]

That must have been a perfect moment, loons calling on the lake in the mist and the eagles calling above them

[acb43211]

Sucks about losing the fish but what a great experience to be on the lake like that with friends and family, listening to the loon calls, and just having a good time!

[afosan]

@acb43211

You're right...it was a grand morning.  As for losing the fish, I always root for them to get away. All our bunch knows that I don't fish.... just love being out on the water with them and my camera. :)

[afosan]

@KANONSIONNI This was taken on Lake Wasson in Minnesota

[Gymgirl101100]

Thats so pretty

[dilinca]

i have music that 1 play 24/7 in my house with the call of the loons since i dont have any where i live. i absolutely adore loons...most beautiful singing voices ive ever heard. thank you for sharing :) i wanna visit that lake now

[ha10fr34k]

nice

my favorite part is when you almost get attacked

[Jackwahoo]

their calls sound like musically-toned hysterical laughter xD

[Poisonsoldier67]

how big are they i know wat they look like but are they like the size of a duck?

[afosan]

They're like a large duck...not the little wood ducks you see....almost as big as a goose.

[Poisonsoldier67]

oh rlly i thought they were a little smaller than that thnx for the info

[nopiluvin]

@afosan I wouldn't go as far as saying they are as big as a goose but they are similar to the size of a green head duck.

[afosan]

@nopiluvin  Yeah, that sounds about right.

[chelxeaty]

so calming ....

[oggleman]

I love loons they remind me of being a kid we used to take vacations on the lakes of NW wisconsin and I woke up to loon calls every morning, best alarm clock ever

[afosan]

Yes, loons are wonderful...I grew up in NW Wisconsin near Siren...summer nights they flew over our house from one lake to the other. Enchanting.

[nodakiscold]

i remember always falling asleep to a symphony occuring out in our bay everynight up on lake vermillion in north mn... most relaxing noise ive ever heard :)

[LexiePage252]

I absolutely ADORE loons.

I hear them constantly when I'm up at my lake house in Ontario.

They're amazing to fall asleep to.

[ladygreystoke]

I agree! I am from Nova Scotia and for a while I lived in a house next to a lake. I always stopped what I was doing to listen to them.

[paxoutfools]

nice

[amusielski23]

spitting image of my lake house we have an eagle nest across the lake and this one loon tht comes every year great video

[Jenniferbmw]

ahhh I love hearing this sound on my parents lake house..My favorite bird forsure!

[NICKLADD]

that sound always chilled my spine when i heard them at nights in my tent

[superpoptart94]

thats so beautiful when they sound.

[Loganrmsdl]

did anyone know that they make this call during a fireworks show? we had bought some fireworks in SC and brought them back to NY for fourth of july and the loons started calling after every firework! (no i swear officer, these are perfectly legal!)

[fluidgrace]

wonderful moment, oh nothing like a loon call, sacred. Thank you

[EMDF7]

For a second there I thought someone got wet! LOL! Can't help but love the call of the loon!

Thank You for sharing!

[rhubyar]

EMDF7, Yep, thought the same thing. I grew up in north-cental Minn. on Big Toad Lake and I sure miss the loons calling at night and in the mornings