John Shaw / Common loon (Gavia immer) with a chick alongside. British Columbia, Canada. June.

Marie Read / Common loons (Gavia immer), two adults and chick swimming on a misty lake in early morning, Michigan, USA. June.

Chase Dekker / Common Loon (Gavia immer) spreading wings, Monterey Bay, California

Donald M. Jones / Common Loon (Gavia immer) stretching, Troy, Montana

Alan Murphy / Common Loon (Gavia immer) pair on lake at sunset, British Columbia, Canada

Alan Murphy / Common Loon (Gavia immer), British Columbia, Canada

Alan Murphy / Common Loon (Gavia immer) carrying chick, British Columbia, Canada

Donald M. Jones / Common Loon (Gavia immer) stretching wings, Troy, Montana

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) swimming, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) pair on Moose Lake at sunrise, Minnesota

Michael Quinton / Common Loon (Gavia immer) chick with hatching egg in nest in the summer, Wyoming

Michael Quinton / Common Loon (Gavia immer) parent on nest with one day old chick in the summer, Wyoming