William H. Wiley
402-875-1809
bill@wmwiley.com
1221 Rockhurst Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68510
The Common Loon is the Minnesota state bird. It has a black bill, red eyes and a spotty black and white body with a black/iridescent green head. The common loon has four calls. The tremolo, which sounds like maniacal laughter, is an aggressive call. The wail is a long, drawn-out sound that people mistake for a wolf. The hoot, a shorter call, is used to communicate among parents and young. Male loons make a yodel sound when guarding their territory. Loons can dive as deep as 250 feet to search for food.
Deep in the Alaska woods, this big bull moose glances back after hearing a twig break. Bull moose are often solitary, except during the fall rut when mating takes place.
The Yellowstone River is the last free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. From its headwaters in Lake Yellowstone 670 miles downstream to the Missouri River in North Dakota, the Yellowstone flows in its natural state, undammed and untamed. In addition to the Yellowstone River, many of the spawning streams provide cutthroat trout and other critical food sources for grizzly bears in springtime.
