Loons Try to Scare Away Hungry Eagle

Lake Vermilion, Minn. (VLA) -- There's good reason to think "our" loons are trying to protect eggs in their hidden nest on Lake Vermilion. When a bald eagle flew in Monday, June 19, about 8 p.m. to feast on a fish carcass on the shoreline, the loons sprang to life and mounted a ferocious response trying to chase it away. A third loon even swam over from a nearby bay to try to help intimidate the eagle. When the eagle tired of it all some 25 minutes later, the loons called out in triumph!