tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post8944726179098704036..comments2024-03-11T02:14:06.837-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: Let the loony-ness begin!Travels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-83302029989419432432014-07-05T14:49:56.126-05:002014-07-05T14:49:56.126-05:00When I hear loons calling I know I'm in Gods c...When I hear loons calling I know I'm in Gods country....;)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-41579732077301881682014-07-04T17:33:19.873-05:002014-07-04T17:33:19.873-05:00Going Loony! Hope the counts are good! Yes I thi...Going Loony! Hope the counts are good! Yes I think that is a Harebell...it is for sure some type of Campanula we have several that are native. Harebell has five fused petals and usually downward facing. Great photos of all your wildflowers:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-72535198499505887572014-07-04T09:30:10.707-05:002014-07-04T09:30:10.707-05:00Hey Judy...you are getting good on your plant iden...Hey Judy...you are getting good on your plant identifications!!!Wallace and Carolyn Sternberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629747576918839009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-9464112633700609072014-07-03T16:48:11.301-05:002014-07-03T16:48:11.301-05:00Your blog is entertaining and light. I especially ...Your blog is entertaining and light. I especially enjoy your photos which are gorgeous! Glad I found you in HitchItch. Alangus Aussieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739732254596326444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-88376768717496829612014-07-03T14:25:03.826-05:002014-07-03T14:25:03.826-05:00Loons immediately remind me of "On Golden Pon...Loons immediately remind me of "On Golden Pond".TravelingLongdogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562207397650862936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-2465103245745069722014-07-01T22:40:55.084-05:002014-07-01T22:40:55.084-05:00Love the call of the Loons, hope we hear it again ...Love the call of the Loons, hope we hear it again soon.<br />Bob and Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128674200250063454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-24335196935944076952014-07-01T18:42:29.772-05:002014-07-01T18:42:29.772-05:00Phyllis,my ex and I were like that, his legs would...Phyllis,my ex and I were like that, his legs would be covered by skeeters and I wouldnt have a one. some articles say it<br />is your body chemistry.Donna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-49724176382554529282014-07-01T18:02:01.560-05:002014-07-01T18:02:01.560-05:00We are headed to Northern Wisconsin with our famil...We are headed to Northern Wisconsin with our family next week, and we see lots of Loons on the Chippewa Flowage..Also, when Den and I went to Prudhoe Bay, we saw an Arctic Loon on the Arctic Ocean...Those are not nearly as black as the Wisconsin ones!Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-7213667804533448642014-07-01T16:28:19.404-05:002014-07-01T16:28:19.404-05:00Harebell is what I was going to say, like the comm...Harebell is what I was going to say, like the comment above. Pretty, aren't they? I admire you, Judy, for tackling Minnesota in the summer, but I sure am glad it ain't me up there playing around with ticks, skeeters, and deer flies. Oh geez, I'd be a mess. I bet Daniel will be thrilled to do the shrub cutting :-). Especially with all those nasty biting insects to keep him company! Otherwise, I'm with ya, kid, loony about loons.Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-3877623420196716112014-07-01T14:59:03.772-05:002014-07-01T14:59:03.772-05:00Good luck with your loon counting...I am glad Brid...Good luck with your loon counting...I am glad Bridgett goes with you. I have never heard loon's call. One day?<br />Mountain Harebell or Bellflower is correct. Thank you for identifying the Goat's Beard...I have a beautiful picture of the seed pod glittering in the sun. Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-71853630621821386502014-07-01T09:39:28.628-05:002014-07-01T09:39:28.628-05:00what do they use the leeches for. . .bait?
I sure...what do they use the leeches for. . .bait?<br /><br />I surely hope I get to see and hear my very first loon when I am in Minnesota.Janice Williford Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-69081965095717093902014-07-01T09:12:43.082-05:002014-07-01T09:12:43.082-05:00Loons are lovely to see, and so serene to hear! I...Loons are lovely to see, and so serene to hear! I used to find them caught in fishing line and need to go in the water and try to release them. Such good memories! Thanks for bringing them back!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418668511495166842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-2654718859036766492014-07-01T07:56:39.753-05:002014-07-01T07:56:39.753-05:00Love the loon call--hope you get all your chores f...Love the loon call--hope you get all your chores finished so you can enjoy the family visit!Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-77458906099096296702014-07-01T07:10:13.768-05:002014-07-01T07:10:13.768-05:00Good luck with your deadlines!!! Thought those en...Good luck with your deadlines!!! Thought those ended at retirement!!! Our pair of loons are back on Rolling Stone Lake, and I have not heard them on the little 'thumb print' lake behind our property. The northern part of the state is having problems with the black flies being so pesky that the loons are vacating their nests. Enjoy your family over the 4th!!!Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-85946652136531861092014-07-01T06:54:58.789-05:002014-07-01T06:54:58.789-05:00Can't say as I have ever heard a loon except i...Can't say as I have ever heard a loon except in the movies- I guess that needs to go on my bucket list.Catherine, Jo Beth and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889362286725037937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-67053374764952876232014-07-01T06:01:09.623-05:002014-07-01T06:01:09.623-05:00I, too, love the call of the loon. I've seen ...I, too, love the call of the loon. I've seen only 1 pair on the small lake near us... never seen any chicks in any of the years we've been here. Guess it would be an easy survey to do.... by the way, we don't have wolves here, but there have been sightings of Canada Lynx.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-90007361034780014162014-07-01T05:45:32.411-05:002014-07-01T05:45:32.411-05:00I sure hope you get to do your count. Loons and w...I sure hope you get to do your count. Loons and wolves equal the wild to me too. I think it is their haunting call. Lovely wildflower pictures.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-59211277344110945712014-07-01T00:06:13.656-05:002014-07-01T00:06:13.656-05:00I don't get bitten by mosquitos as badly as I ...I don't get bitten by mosquitos as badly as I used to. Maybe Im such a tough old bird they find better folks to bother.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-89662980895249208912014-06-30T22:17:28.137-05:002014-06-30T22:17:28.137-05:00Mosquitoes, deer flies, and bears, oh my. Sounds ...Mosquitoes, deer flies, and bears, oh my. Sounds like you need to find OZ.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-42420091843193850152014-06-30T22:07:45.723-05:002014-06-30T22:07:45.723-05:00Mosquitoes - raging in your area of the woods too?...Mosquitoes - raging in your area of the woods too? And deer flies. Oh my! Funny, they both attack me and I welt up. Leonard never a bite. Wondering why some people are more attractive to biting pesties. And I get you not wanting to get up real early any more. Problem is here it's daylight 20 hours a day and even during those other 4 hours it's still light to me.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184706027679979998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-77177584675667503482014-06-30T21:43:02.808-05:002014-06-30T21:43:02.808-05:00After watching the evening news, I sure hope you a...After watching the evening news, I sure hope you are not afloat!Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-59377513027015494522014-06-30T21:21:30.983-05:002014-06-30T21:21:30.983-05:00I do Interesting information on the tracking of th...I do Interesting information on the tracking of the loons!like the sounds of the loons too. Happytrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604892750805362197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-34742051019018205542014-06-30T20:21:07.495-05:002014-06-30T20:21:07.495-05:00I do miss the sound of loons. I remember having t...I do miss the sound of loons. I remember having the windows open in my upstairs apartment in Hibbing and hearing loons calling out as they passed overhead in the mornings. It was such a unique, wonderful sound. Yep, I miss 'em and cherish that memory. Texas Yellow Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416672836387064595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-5695101949322028862014-06-30T20:07:41.121-05:002014-06-30T20:07:41.121-05:00I guess that makes you a Loon-a-tic? Couldn't...I guess that makes you a Loon-a-tic? Couldn't resist... ;c)Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.com