Fireflies startle loon on her nest

Lake Vermilion, Minn. (VLA) -- It was calm and peaceful on Lake Vermilion the evening of Thursday, June 22, so it was alarming when about 10:35 p.m. the loon sitting on her hidden nest screamed into the night sky.
The VLA's Live LoonCam showed a scene of tranquility, but it soon became obvious what had startled her--it was the first time this summer for the Dance of the Fireflies.
The night skies over Lake Vermilion are filled with the choruses of frogs and toads, the Green Frog, the Spring Peeper, the American Toad and the Grey Tree Frog. And their night sounds are so familiar to the loons they pay them no attention. It won't take long before the loons ignore the fireflies as they zigzag through the trees and bushes.
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