Loons are fiercely protective parents, guarding their nests, eggs, and chicks from potential predators that can include large fish, snapping turtles, raptors, and even other loons. And as you’ll see ...

From raptors and cranes to bubbling mud pots, and bugling elk, these hikes put Autumn’s music on full display ...

On the New Hampshire lake where I spend much of the summer, loon calls are so common that I sometimes take them for granted. The sounds of the common loon are iconic of the wilderness and have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walter Piper spends his summer mornings on "loon time." The Chapman University biology professor and his team move across the ...

This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting calls of a common loon ...

CROSSLAKE — Feeling a little looney? Head on over to the National Loon Center Loon Calling Contest during Crosslake Days. The third annual contest will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the ...