If you have ever spent an hour or so paddling around a lake or pond, odds are you have heard the beautiful call of Gavia immer, otherwise known as the common loon. With a jet black face, two red eyes, and a large, sharp beak, this bird is easily...
Gunnar Bodvarsson
An avid birdwatcher from central Minnesota. Studying biology with a focus on wildlife ecology at St Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In the future I plan to conduct research on avian communities as indicators of environmental health and climate change.