| 单词 | loon |
| 例句 | All the other loons follow him around with diligence and polite interest. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They call the Witches The Three Wired Sisters; they call Cordelia a cream-faced loon, and they threaten to put eye of newt and toe of frog into her coffee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You sure seem to know a lot about it. Were you spying on me somehow? If you were, then I guess you know I called her a loon.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He had seen more marsh birds and had heard, far in the distance, the weird and lonely voice of a loon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to talk to you, honey,” she says in the same voice she uses when talking to Crazy Charlie, the town loon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Offshore, two loons cruised, as if out for a spin after supper. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, spotting Harry and Ron: “Good even, my fine young yeomen! Come clap this loon in irons. He is trying to force entry to the chambers within!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The loons, geese, ducks, and shorebirds had heard the message from the environment and had left the barrens of Alaska and Canada. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I laughed like a loon at the nutty irony. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I realized I was already the owner of nine blank postcards featuring photos of loons and lighthouses, but I had the urge to hoard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A dozen or more loons from all the neighboring ponds fly in, and they all swim around together for a couple of hours for no discernible reason other than the pleasure of being together. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Once, a pair of loons nested in the pond in the woods behind their house. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He figured he was smiling like a loon, but probably no one would fuss too much about that—probably. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Is that you up there, laughing like a loon?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And she would have been right—about him grinning like a loon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I force myself to stop smiling so she doesn’t think I’m a loon. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Bad photography can ruin a couple of good loons. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Oh, and by the way, the loons are disappearing everywhere because their lakes are dying from acid rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There were loons and moose and a few I had picked up in town. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It’s evening, with a melon-colored sunset, loons calling in the distance, the drawn-out rising note that sounds like wolves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I go to the window, open it, and in come the eerie moans and caws of the loons, the thunder of the winter waves, stellar waves, I see. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I found no harlequins, but did see rafts of eiders, plenty of loons, a dozen long-tailed ducks, many cormorants, a few red-breasted mergansers and a single black scoter. On a Maine Island, Steep Bluffs and Solitude 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Taylor’s 1983 work about soldiers on leave is set to Elgar’s Elegy and Serenade for Strings, but in the middle, that plangent music is replaced by the recorded cries of loons. Paul Taylor’s Canon: Flippant, Savage, Idyllic 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Every now and then, a loon floated by, incurious. nothing,nowhere. Blends Hip-Hop and Emo to Make Tomorrow’s Pop 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z "There are some proper train loons living here," says Geoff Mann, a director of RHWL, the architecture firm behind the development. St Pancras Chambers: no place like home 2010-05-02T20:30:00Z Leading the trip, a trio of professional photographers will provide daily presentations on nature photography techniques covering foliage as well as moose, eagles and loons common to the region. Tour News: Rugby in England, Fall Photography in Maine 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z These Brits are loons, but they also provide our first chance to empathize with the rather robotic Hanna. In Hanna, Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett Put a Feminine Twist on the Bourne Formula 2011-04-07T09:20:00Z I’ll miss them all, and am hoping that they swoop in later, with northern wild men, canine teeth bared, or bookish suggestions to save these loons from themselves. “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 4 Recap: Sex, Lies, and Hellfire 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z HeeHee, who beats out an adorable pig for the job of cute animal sidekick on the voyage itself, is a lot like Becky, the addled loon in “Finding Dory.” Review: ‘Moana,’ Brave Princess on a Voyage With a Chicken 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Renamed Ben Zion, he joins a band of apocalyptic loons who hole up in the subway tunnels beneath Manhattan. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey ? review 2011-04-10T04:00:00Z As a loon called from the river and mice scurried unseen, I perused the large topo map on the wall to plan the next day’s adventure. Touring Maine’s Newest — and Largest — Parcel of Federal Land 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z He happily admits to being a "train loon" himself, having bought and renovated a railway station on an abandoned line in Scotland. St Pancras Chambers: no place like home 2010-05-02T20:30:00Z Days in the arctic tundra are spent navigating the fjord’s maze of floating icebergs by zodiac boat, kayaking the Greenland Sea, and scouting Arctic fox, hare, and loon during treks through fields of cotton grass. These 6 Wilderness Retreats Will Have You Dreaming of the Great Outdoors 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Sleek black loons, herring gulls, harlequin ducks and oldsquaw dive at the fish on the surface, and eagles, falcons, terns and plovers glide above. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The rest of it consists of the curly topped loon leading the grinning band through student-comedy-level dance routines to Pointer Sisters and Bangles hits. NME Radar Tour 2010-04-30T21:05:00Z Meanwhile, a portion of a sculpture called “Loon Magic on Golden Pond” featuring mother and baby loons was stolen between Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Officials: Artwork vandalized in downtown Midland 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Lopez defending raving anti-semite loon Mel Gibson against the charge that he is as bad as Michael Moore. Jonah Lehrer’s male arrogance 2012-06-21T15:00:00Z “It’s a great wintering spot for ducks, shorebirds and loons,” he tells me. Hitchcock’s ‘Birds’ and the real birds of California’s Bodega Bay 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z His loon calls, when at last he does them, are deadpan-hilarious. Review: In ‘The Loon,’ the Birds Can Coo. Can You? 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Now, especially this time of year, I make Bucky's cocktails at home for my husband and myself and we sit on the porch listening to the loons. As the weather warms, pay homage to Bucky with these tart, sweet cocktails 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z These were gonzo vignettes introducing people whose lifestyles were, as the title insinuated, unusual and/or eccentric: fundamentalist Christian loons, survivalist crackpots, white supremacist dunces. TV OD: Twilight of the Porn Stars 2012-06-08T23:05:09Z “Night night, loons,” she tweeted to her followers earlier this year. Duchess Goldblatt Is a Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside a Twitter Account 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z She reminds me that loons kill by diving deep, then rising beak-first with great velocity to pierce its prey’s breast. Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature matters 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z As with Dragons' Den it's a face-off between enthusiastic loon and arrogant pro, but somehow more compelling than the sum of its parts suggests. TV highlights 28/06/2013 2013-06-28T06:00:08Z I've only met the loons at the moment, but now I'm meeting the physicists, the scientists, the military – that's what I'm really looking forward to. Shaun Ryder: 'Peppa Pig World was really good. We went on the teacup ride' 2012-07-26T11:39:24Z The poignant sound of the loons affects us another way: it’s the call of need that nobody onstage is voicing. Dance: How Shall We Know the Choreographer? By His Dances and More 2010-03-12T00:29:00Z A romantic intervention in the caff seems to have a temporary effect, until Dru's new love interest proves less a steadying influence than an obsessive loon. TV highlights 26/07/12 2012-07-25T19:00:01Z A kingfisher flew over the shallows, and out in the center of the pond, a loon and a chick were snorkeling — scanning with their heads underwater — and diving for fish. Touring Maine’s Newest — and Largest — Parcel of Federal Land 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In the distance I hear coyotes and the mournful wail of a loon. Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature matters 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z We could see loons, Canada geese and caribou. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z What would Lucas make, one wonders, of the chapter in a new Star Wars novel, Aftermath, which reveals the fate of his most detested creation, bumbling Gungan loon Jar Jar Binks? A modern space opera: has Star Wars escaped the George Lucas worldview? 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Dickson replied, and then tapping his partner on the back with his paddle, said, “Probably a loon.” Finding Tom Thomson’s body: The mysterious death of a famous Canadian artist 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z At dark a silence will fall, to be broken only intermittently by the calls of the solitary loons that are drawn by the lake’s two islands. Adirondack Retreats When Old Money Was New 2010-08-12T21:11:00Z This time we would be seeing the North Country in the autumn, at the peak of the fall leaves, when the loons were still calling out at twilight. Autumn in the Adirondacks is a mountain do 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Then look at the loons, reveling together, loose and free. Review: In ‘The Loon,’ the Birds Can Coo. Can You? 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Kathleen, whipping her boat into a remote bay, suggests a tent site within earshot of a loon nest. Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature matters 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The scene in which he dances like a loon to Dexys Midnight Runners at a teenage party is a favourite TV comedy moment of 2012. British comedy awards: worthy winners? 2012-12-13T09:33:46Z Dad honked the horn and we cheered, like loons. My public school beat-down 2012-08-10T23:30:00Z Rodney Dangerfield is at his crass, manic best, Chevy Chase is in his comfortable, charming zone and Bill Murray is a complete loon. 5 funniest workplace movies 2011-07-08T22:27:03Z Other popular animals include loons, wolverines, moose, Arctic hares, Greenland sharks and, of course, Canada geese. Happy birthday, Canada! The U.S. neighbor to the north marks 150 years. 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Just as it took a Nixon to go to China, it took a lovable leftie loon like Oliver Stone to find that missing soul, and create a biopic masterpiece in the process. The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z “This is our own fault,” I told Dion as we tried to pretend we didn’t know this loon. Snooping in a dead man's house: my uneasy inheritance 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The loon encounters the Time Keepers, magical beings who live in the stars and build the first clock, giving birth to time. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Incidentally, I notice from the trailer that the boggle-eyed loon with the scalpel is German. The Human Centipede is cosmic slapstick 2010-08-29T21:30:00Z “You can hear the loons and the wind through the fir trees, and there’s the weight of 10 blankets on top of me because it’s a cold night. We’re trying a bunch of interventions.” Sleep Is the New Status Symbol 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Though the overall routine gets to be a little tiresome, the abundance of self-effacing Frenchiness is a big help in renewing 117 as an original cinematic loon. 'OSS 117: Lost in Rio': Finding laughs in French spy parody 2010-07-01T20:42:00Z But our favorite residents of Newfound Lake were the loons. T Magazine: On the Road Again 2012-11-12T22:00:41Z He didn’t issue “cry of the loon” writing, however, to borrow an old New Yorker magazine put-down of overwrought nature prose. Adding Up a Prolific Poet’s Charming Weather Reports 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z I think if I was a crazy loon, I’d be worried. In New ‘Star Wars,’ Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Brace for Galactic Fame 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Cynical old person is sent to festival, wanders around and, inspired by half a cider, loons on stilts and a delusional attempt to have "an experience", they have some kind of epiphany. 'I saw the Rolling Stones. In the 60s' 2013-07-01T06:00:18Z He was, in the words of his friend, future law partner, and eventual biographer William H. Herndon, “crazy as a loon.” Did Abraham Lincoln’s bromance alter the course of American history? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z His is the version of the 60s that seems to be missing the 50s rather than the one we usually get, which is the version that can't wait to get its loon pants on. Radio: The Sound Of The 60s may not be the music you expect 2013-03-23T06:00:06Z Even me: I am the adventuress, or possibly the loon, who is biking the entire 444-mile Natchez Trace by herself. In biking the Natchez Trace, she was traveling through Southern history 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z A war-hardened loon with rogue ambitions of his own, the Colonel unleashes more violence against the apes, who are simply trying to rebuild their war-torn home. 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Makes Chimps More Human Than Humans Themselves 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Helena, who takes up with a fortune teller and dabbles with the occult, is grinning like a loon by the end of the film. Woody Allen: 'My wife hasn't seen most of my films... and she thinks my clarinet playing is torture' 2011-03-13T00:05:42Z Less than two years after many were predicting the end of his career, this spindleshanked loon in women's trousers looks set to take over the world. Brand designs 2010-04-06T07:00:00Z When we paddled by a solitary loon in the middle it seemed we’d crossed an unmarked border into wilder territory. Paddling through a painterly landscape in New York’s Adirondack Park 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “I think it’s political, in a way,” he said, as I took in another image—a generic screen-saver photo of a plump, dappled loon—trying to understand its appeal. The Artist Sam McKinniss on Capturing Lorde in the Twilight 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z When Anderson’s colleagues recommend bringing her on to the case, they remind him in the same breath that she’s a loon and the best at what she does. The slow dread of "The Outsider," HBO's series that defies Stephen King expectations 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z It looked too big to be a loon, and far too motionless to be an otter or a beaver. Finding Tom Thomson’s body: The mysterious death of a famous Canadian artist 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Although the story is told from Kate's perspective, it's a generous, thoroughly enjoyable portrait of the twin sister, Vi, who Kate wants to think of as a loon but secretly envies. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld – review 2013-06-02T07:30:01Z They seem to have thought that your average guitarist was a philosopher king in loon pants. Kid Sister: Ultraviolet 2010-04-29T14:30:00Z I remember the day he said that to me, I thought: “Yeah, but he’s crazy as a loon!” Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The actresses are saddled with playing loons, schoolmarms and dimwits. | 'Perfect Couples': Tribes Meet: The Female and Male 2011-01-20T00:32:24Z That particular loon, he explained, was shot in a way that gave it compositional impact. The Artist Sam McKinniss on Capturing Lorde in the Twilight 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z I do have a new-found respect for the loons who have made comedy their life. Taking a stand: when stand-up comedy turns ugly 2013-06-09T06:07:02Z The desperate letter writers who inspired “Miss Lonelyhearts” are “a regular mulligan stew of loons, cripples, permanent deadbeats and retards.” Books of The Times: ?Lonleyhearts? by Marion Meade: Lives of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney 2010-03-18T23:29:00Z You might be crazy as a loon or you're better, but there's an evaluation. Danny Trejo reflects on life, prison and Hollywood: "Movie stars are d**ks, OK? They suck" 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Total silence, pierced now and then by the haunting cry of loons. T Magazine: On the Road Again 2012-11-12T22:00:41Z At one point, he even starts building a giant wall on the border of his property like some racist loon. Review | Kristin Hannah’s next hit: A brave girl confronts her disturbed dad in the Alaskan wild 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z So mostly this is some very tentative footwork and skipping from Jeremy, who is grinning like a loon. Strictly Come Dancing 2015: week three – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The air smelled like pine and campfire smoke and a shrill loon call echoed off the granite shores. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Mystery pops up in the form of loons that seem to speak for Jane and a normally coy bobcat that lingers as though bringing tidings, a wilderness that speaks. Gary Ferguson shoulders grief's burden in 'The Carry Home' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “He is from the loon wing of the American bar,” Mr. Kennedy said. GOP senators pan Biden judicial nominee who said heterosexual relationships ‘infused with violence’ 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Trump dug hard into this idea, calling environmentalists "loons" and "Marxists," ignoring the scientific evidence that climate change is real and fueled by carbon emissions. A study in contrasts: Biden stands with auto workers. Trump looks down upon them 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Benner says he has been fascinated by bird vocalizations since he was a child, when he first learned the calls of birds such as northern cardinals, barred owls and common loons. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Mr Shepherd told of initially being "slated" for his accent in some quarters, and dismissed as a "rough and ready country loon" when he first entered broadcasting. Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd dies aged 87 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Interior said the smaller size will reduce impacts on species like polar bears and yellow-billed loons. Green groups sue Biden admin over approval of Alaska Willow oil project 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z When her husband of three decades, Stanley Kuklinski, died, Mills recorded her memories of him in a poem, recalling loons and tall trees, and writing of “following the river / to another trail.” Poetic politician: Maine governor’s skills include verse 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z That would keep development out of a yellow-billed loon nesting site and caribou migration paths, the review said. Biden team gives nod to huge Alaska oil project, setting up climate fight 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z With so many committees overloaded with loons, it’s but a matter of time until things blow up. Opinion | House Republicans bring the bread and circuses 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Carlson is both a jerk and a conspiratorial loon, and his phrasing of the question betrays a total lack of basic human sympathy for the people of Ukraine. Maybe the lunatics are right about Ukraine: Defeating Putin isn't worth nuclear war 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z “When I go into stadiums these days, and in at least half of them, what gets me crazier than a loon is when I hear the PA announcer scream, bellow out the elongated, ‘Thirrrrrd dooooown!’ What rules would you change? NFL legends, experts chime in 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Later in the day, as the rock becomes even more exposed, it serves as a favorite perch for a loon. Dipping into Nova Scotia’s abundant waters 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z D.C. welcomes your fidgeting middle school tour groups, your loons, your extremists, the sex offenders and the addicts you send here to represent you in Congress. Perspective | Immigrants looking for new lives are not a National Guard emergency 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Birders post up on the bridge with binoculars to spy bald eagles while winter brings a bevy of loons. As Deception Pass turns 100, WA’s favorite state park cultivates next generation of ‘dreams and memories’ 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z But the list, with more than 250 animals, also includes critters like the northern Idaho ground squirrel, Pacific lamprey and common loon. WA congresswoman says no to bill that would send millions to fish and wildlife agencies 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z We also did another kayak paddle in a glacial lake and watched loons dive for fish and caracara falcons circle over the reeds. Going all in on adventure in Patagonia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z They ordered the left-wing loons who hijacked the party to shut up. Democrats’ best buddy Putin to the rescue 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z She said the demonstration was “99% peaceful,” but “because of a small contingent of loons, these patriots have been unfairly maligned.” Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z An olive brown loon’s egg with black speckles was sitting on an nest, abandoned by its parents and with no chance to hatch. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Democrat politicians — forever at the beck and call of crazy loons in the leftwing press — carried the banner. Kyle Rittenhouse defended himself against lawless vigilantes 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z His fiancée, the actor Amanda Abbington tweeted: "I love you so very, very much. It's actually ridiculous how much I love you, my beautiful loon." America's Got Talent Extreme: British stuntman says boo to death after accident 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Continue on the beautiful loop past Beth and Beaver Lake Campground for a chance to see loons, osprey and eagles in this quiet corner of the map. Okanogan’s wide-open spaces offer wildlife views | Provided by Okanogan County Tourism Council 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z In Maine, there was a lake with mist rising off it in the mornings, the call of loons, a dock for Murphy to belly-flop off. An American road trip through troubled times 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The loon egg contamination prompted the state to test the lake’s smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z When Democratic strategists started to get out the word about what a crazy loon Elder is, Democrats, independents and those Republicans not infected with Trumpism began mailing in their ballots in large numbers. Trumpism on the run, California recall shows 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “He said ‘power trip libb loons’ trying to make everyone believe the pandemic was still a threat just so they could seize more power. Howard Stern calls for mandatory vaccines, says it’s ‘good’ anti-vax radio host died of COVID-19 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z When judge Louis Walsh rebuked the 20-year-old for failing to remember dance moves in one episode, her excuse was: "I'm too much of a loon." Sarah Harding: Remembering the Girls Aloud star's life and career 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The easiest time to capture a loon, Mager said, is when they are protecting their chicks. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z And a warming climate can overheat loons and flood their nests. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z But this loon, or common loon as it’s officially called, seems to be unique. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z A former prisoner sprayed a fire extinguisher to try and stop a knife attacker who was "shouting like a loon", an inquest has heard. Fishmongers' Hall: Terror attacker shouted 'I'm going to blow you all up' 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The lake hosts a family of loons and is publicly accessible. Motorized watercraft banned from lake near Glacier Park 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z On Monday, nearly three dozen loon enthusiasts showed up to watch from the shoreline. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “Contaminants aren’t the only thing these loons are dealing with. They are dealing with a lot,” she said. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The loon’s tale in Northern Virginia started in late April when it was spotted by a local birder. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z But they also don't want to look like a bunch of loons and fascists, wanting to present themselves as eminent statesmen on the Sunday shows. Mitch McConnell isn't fooling anyone — Marjorie Taylor Greene is the true face of the modern GOP 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Which is how the party wound up with Marjorie Taylor Greene, a dangerous loon whom the voters of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District decided to send to the U.S. Opinion | The GOP struck a bad bargain. That’s how it got stuck with Marjorie Taylor Greene. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In the winter, loons are mostly a plain gray. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency scientist who has researched contaminants in wildlife, agreed it could be a challenge to tease out the impact of PCBs on Squam Lake loons. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z When she got home, she checked a birding identification app and posted her photos of the loon to Birding Virginia, a Facebook group of local birders. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Maine Audubon organizes a loon count every year to get a handle on the health of the populations of the birds. Fewer loons found in Maine, but population still rebounding 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z In 2010, the Tea Party weirdos and evangelical loons began to dominate the Republican Party. If Democrats can't stop acting like losers when they win, America is doomed 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z But, known as the “great northern diver,” loons are terrible on land. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Her own work found that mercury, often from coal-fired power plants, combined with shoreline development and human activities in New Hampshire lakes, were hurting loon populations. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z For birders, the loon’s arrival is a big win. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z "She's a loner, she's a loon, a loser," sings Hope Fletcher, ticking off all the "cruel taunts" that are flung in her direction. Carrie Hope Fletcher on how Cinderella went 'bad' 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Tourists once flocked to the lake to fish Lahontan cutthroat trout and observe thousands of migrating loons taking a pit-stop en route northward. Walker Lake group to take water suit back to federal court 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Holding the loon Tuesday night, Mager let a few onlookers gently touch it before he released it into the larger lake. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “Any one stressor might not be enough to affect reproduction in loons but together that might be the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Nacci said. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Known as the “great northern diver,” loons are an interesting species. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z But the difference is these loons don't actually sound much different than their beloved president. Dr. Bleach-Injector and his death cult want you to get "herd developed" 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z What do you call it when your political movement has surrendered to loons who previously loomed on the shadowy fringe? Opinion | Trump’s Republican Party now has a ballot full of nutters 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z A lonely loon landed last month on a small suburban Virginia pond in a residential neighborhood, then it got stranded. How a group of strangers came together to rescue a lonely loon on a small lake in Virginia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z For now, Grade collects abandoned eggs on Squam and other New Hampshire lakes and tests them for contaminants, searching for elusive answers that could help the loons survive. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Johnson compared seeing the loon in a suburban pond and enjoying it for more than a week to unexpectedly seeing a celebrity in the Washington region. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Fish populations improved and loons returned to the lake over the last few years and are producing chicks, she said. Vermont lake to be removed from impaired water list 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “We’re asking people to view loons using binoculars rather than from up close, whether they are in a boat, a canoe or a kayak.” Vermont urges people to protect nesting loons and chicks 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z In a recent blog post on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website, Wildlife Biologist Danielle D’Auria explained that the bird was found near a dead loon chick on Highland Lake in Bridgton. Mysterious bald eagle death: Raptor stabbed through heart by loon's beak, experts reveal 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “It’s hard to imagine any New Hampshire lake without loons.” Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “That’s what it’s like seeing this loon here, especially because he’s stuck around for a bit and didn’t just fly off.” A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z A necropsy revealed he was killed by a stab to the heart from a loon's beak. Plucky water bird stabs eagle in heart with beak 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z A dead loon chick was also discovered near the eagle. Officials: Loon killed bald eagle by stabbing its heart 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z "I thought he was a loon" to say the Kavanaugh hearings were all about power, the source said. Timeline shows media, Dems' different approach to Tara Reade accusation 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Officials want to persuade anglers to switch to non-lead tackle and sinkers to protect swans, loons and other birds that mistake sinkers for small stones usually consumed to help digestion, the Star Tribune reported. State to launch lead-free sinker campaign to protect birds 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z They are fairly certain the loon is fine and simply taking a longer-than-normal vacation. A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Baby loons are common prey for eagles, which are fearsome hunters. Plucky water bird stabs eagle in heart with beak 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The biologist believes the loon’s attack was a result of its attempt to protect its chick from the bird. Officials: Loon killed bald eagle by stabbing its heart 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Such was the case Thursday, when she stopped by Maple Lake in Willow Springs to look at loons. In uncertain times, quest for birds offers an escape 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency estimates lead poisoning causes about 14% of loon deaths in the state. Minnesota wants anglers to go lead-free to help loons 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z For the moment, the loons are out in the cold in more ways than one. Opinion | The Republican clown car runs out of gas 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Wildlife biologist Danielle D'Auria, who works for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, shared the news on the department's blog, noting it is the first confirmed case of a loon slaying an eagle. Plucky water bird stabs eagle in heart with beak 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “Those gains are hard won. … We’re still being successful in helping loons cope with their growing challenges in New Hampshire but it also tells me that there is no such thing as a spare loon.” New England sees record number of loons in several states 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z He referred to him as a “bedsit loon”. The making of a bedsit Nazi: who was the man who killed Jo Cox? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Another loon in the family kept her artificial tree up all year just because. Chris Erskine says you need to start holiday shopping now as a gift to yourself 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z “Just ONE lead split shot is enough to kill ONE loon weighing nearly 12 pounds,” the post continued. Wisconsin bald eagle had so much lead in system it couldn't hold its head up, rescuers say 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z These unhinged old loons screaming at @RandPaul are probably someone’s grandparents. Sen. Rand Paul berated at Calif. restaurant: ‘We’re not putting up with your Republican bulls—t!’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z “Vermont’s loon project is a tremendous success story,” Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department bird biologist Doug Morin said in a statement. New England sees record number of loons in several states 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Minnesota chose the common loon, whose haunting wails echo across the state’s northern lakes each summer. These State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the World Warms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z “Meanwhile, I was crazy as a loon myself.” The Survival of Iggy Pop 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z He’s a great artist, which means that he sees and hears more, which may make him a loon, but is also why he is still worth listening to. Neil Young’s Lonely Quest to Save Music 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z My mom shows me 400 pictures of the loon. Opinion | Could You Handle Family Vacation With My Mom? 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “We ask people to enjoy loons from a distance, whether they are in a motorboat, a canoe or a kayak.” New England sees record number of loons in several states 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z "They're completely not represented by any of these loons in the Democratic Party who are racing to the left to give free health care to illegal aliens," he added. Charlie Hurt: Trump may gain moderate voters turned off by AOC, other far-left Dems 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The people of New Hampshire were out barbecuing, or setting up for fireworks, or up at a lake house listening to the call of the loons. Marianne Williamson Wants Politics to Enter the New Age 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z They will swim around Ragged Island to raise money for the Loon Preservation Committee’s work to protect loons in New Hampshire. Swim around island will benefit loon conservation 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Below, another unseen loon - a rival - posed a threat in this area, which is a common meeting place for different packs of these iconic fowl. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z “On the other hand, there were some lakes that reported record numbers of loons … this year or the first successful chick rearing in a number of years.” New England sees record number of loons in several states 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Maine Audubon is holding its annual count of the state’s common loons on Saturday. Audubon counting Maine’s loons, which seem to be on mend 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z The Department of Natural Resources says the virus was confirmed as the cause of death in two of three loons from northeastern Minnesota earlier this month. DNR: Noticeable increase in loon deaths 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z After the swim, there will be a presentation on the history of loons on Lake Winnipesaukee and a guided tour of Ragged Island. Swim around island will benefit loon conservation 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z On this fresh Thursday morning, five loons showed up. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z On All Saints’ day last year, he mocked Catholic saints as hypocrites and loons, and proposed himself as a proper object of worship: “Santo Rodrigo”. The Catholic rebels resisting the Philippines’ deadly war on drugs 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Played on the loudspeakers are the calls of hawks, loons and, as the end of the challenge is approaching, owls. New escape room teaches Connecticut’s native history 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The DNR says loons and crows, however, are especially susceptible to the infection. DNR: Noticeable increase in loon deaths 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Last year, eight loons were confirmed dead after ingesting lead sinkers and jigs up to 1.03 ounces. 2 loons found poisoned by lead, tackle buyback offered 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z The territorial battles, however, are not the biggest threat to loons. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z It might be getting done by a certifiable loon with an orange muskrat on his head, but it’s the right thing to do and it should have been done a long time ago. Good riddance to James Mattis, Trump’s last general 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The Loon Preservation Committee says if loons don’t leave lakes in time, they risk being unable to fly to their wintering grounds. Group looking out for loons warns of birds trapped in lakes 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The estimate for loon chicks is also the fifth highest on record. Maine loons continue rebound, Audubon counters find 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Flooding has affected the nesting of water birds like common loons, American white pelicans, and double-crested cormorants. Your Children’s Yellowstone Will Be Radically Different 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s worthwhile for Vogel, who, after 21 years with the committee, is at home on the boat, and in heaven when there’s a loon in sight. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z First, Donald Trump is a crazy loon who is endangering the entire world. The madness is pouring out of the White House now, for all to see | Richard Wolffe 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Set to music by Elgar, sometimes alternating with the call of loons, it depicts a number of soldiers on leave with the women they visit and who care for them. Paul Taylor Dies at 88; Brought Poetry and Lyricism to Modern Dance 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The group produces the count with the help of a group of volunteers who count loons on lakes and ponds every July. Maine loons continue rebound, Audubon counters find 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z At right, sheepishly smiling hack who jumped up and down like a loon when Australia were beaten 2-1. 'I can give back to America': Alex Corbisiero on NBC, the Premiership and never playing again 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Then there’s the call, which Vogel’s favorite loon quote describes as “a chorus from all of the devils in hell.” After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z In death, as in life, McCain has a way of bringing out the loons. Opinion | McCain conspiracists say his brain cancer was a hoax 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Mental illness among attackers inspired by the Islamic State is so common that analysts have coined the term “loon wolf,” a play on “lone wolf.” When ISIS’ Call to Arms Falls on the Ears of the Mentally Ill 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z You can’t make this stuff up and the folks uttering these words are not exactly your run-of-the-mill loons,” he continues. Inside the Beltway: Trump’s strategic war on the media 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The committee says many loon chicks are hatching in time for the holiday week and they are asking the public to stay at least 150 feet away. Committee asks public to give loon chicks some distance 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s not old lead that’s killing the birds - the dense tackle tends to sink into muddy lake floors where loons can’t swallow it over time. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department said Wednesday that humans continue to threaten the state’s loon population despite the bird’s removal from the endangered species list in 2005. Vermonters told to avoid loons during summer breeding season 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z “The ‘loon’ connotation also implies crazy or deranged and misses the fact that rational planning often occurs in the presence of a mental disorder,” the West Point researchers wrote. When ISIS’ Call to Arms Falls on the Ears of the Mentally Ill 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z A few chosen room doors are painted red “like the eye of a loon,” Mugan said. Hotel to open in downtown Stillwater 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Loon Preservation Committee executive director Harry Vogel says at least eight loons died of lead poisoning in New Hampshire last year. NH will pay anglers to give up lead tackle that hurts loons 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z From the boat’s wooden pews, Vogel used binoculars to follow the dancing loons. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Officials said loon chicks are often hard to spot and boaters should note where loon families are, avoid those areas and obey “no wake” guidance. Vermonters told to avoid loons during summer breeding season 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Nesting loons in New Hampshire face many challenges, including black flies, predators, flooded nests, and intruding loons. Loon cam up and running for fifth year 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z It shows a loon with a rock cliff in the background. US Mint prepares to release Voyageurs National Park quarter 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Take it easy; stop at a lake and listen for loons or trumpeter swans. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Last year, Granite State loons fledged 160 chicks. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Minnesota Daily reports that the university’s Department of Applied Economics is conducting a feasibility study to see if the national loon center should be built in Crosslake. University of Minnesota studying where to build loon center 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The society collects data about loons every July with a loon count that relies on volunteers. Audubon: Number of loons in Maine holding steady 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Five other states have banned lead weights to protect bottom-feeding and threatened loons. California Editorial Rdp 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Well past dusk on my birthday in late-August 2017, I paddled my kayak as loons called and air chilled rapidly around me. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z “But one thing we found is once you lose loons from the area, it’s a long slow slog to get them back.” After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Researchers say Crosslake is a good location because it’s a natural habitat for loons and would benefit from additional conservation work. University of Minnesota studying where to build loon center 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z He went on: “The Second Amendment is clear that Americans have a right to arm themselves for protection. Even the loons.” Perspective | Do we really understand the Second Amendment anymore? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z We have diving ducks in California, but no loons - and no proof any birds are dying from eating fishing weights. California Editorial Rdp 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Arctic loons still called near our camp on Last Lake, and caribou continued to meander across the coastal plain as we floated first the Canning and then the Hula Hula Rivers. Opinion | Protect Alaska’s Last Great Wilderness From Oil Drilling 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The dancing loons slowed down and drifted together for a moment. After more than 40 years, loons are making a comeback 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Experts say the center will promote the protection of the area’s natural resources and loon population. University of Minnesota studying where to build loon center 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “Let us leave our platitudes and rituals of grief at the door and focus on what can be done to deny weapons of mass carnage to the next loon.” California Treasurer Urges State Pension Funds to Drop Gun Sellers 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The users named an individual on the Politically Incorrect message board, claiming that the person was a "far left loon" and a "social democrat". Tech giants sorry for false Vegas news 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Michigan’s wildlife agency calls mute swans “one of the world’s most aggressive waterfowl species,” attacking native trumpeter swans, loons, ducks and other waterfowl. Graceful menace: States take aim at non-native swans 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Squam is one of the state’s largest lakes and the site of its worst decline in the loon population, according to the Loon Preservation Committee. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Squam Lake is the site of the state’s worst decline in the loon population. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Wallis saw to it that his new team would stick to a moneymaking formula, playing the same basic characters in every film: Lewis the loon, Martin the ladies’ man. Jerry Lewis, comedy king and master of slapstick, dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The true link between the Trump administration and those pathetic loons in Charlottesville is not just bigotry, but also conspiracy mongering. Fight fanaticism with modesty and moderation 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Audubon says long term population trends look positive for Maine loons. Mainers hope to see loons on the fringe, and everywhere else 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z “The growth of our loon population now is proceeding, but it’s proceeding painfully slow,” he said. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The roads are well constructed, the safety measures are in place, but the speeds are high and some of the drivers are loons. Stop making sense! 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z TORONTO—Canada wanted a loon for its birthday. Happy 150th Birthday Canada! What’s With the Giant, Inflatable Duck? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Where was the large inflatable loon? they asked. Here’s the deal with that giant rubber ducky in Tacoma 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Counters get assigned areas where they count loons from shore or by boat. Mainers hope to see loons on the fringe, and everywhere else 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z “So we knew that everything that was affecting the loons affects everything else that lives in the lake,” she said. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z New Hampshire was the first state in the nation to restrict the sale and use of small lead fishing tackle to protect loons in 2000. 2 loons die after ingesting lead fishing tackle 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The president’s aides could say Trump rejects climate science, but that would make him sound like an ignorant loon, positioning him far outside the national and international mainstream. The White House's secret: Trump's beliefs about climate change 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z And in this version, modern audiences are asked to imagine a long-ago, unbelievably primitive era when “scoundrels, loons and clowns of wild variety had influence, positions of great power.” A modern ‘Misanthrope’ in the play ‘School for Lies,’ at Shakespeare Theatre 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z LaPierre, whose rhetoric led to him being dubbed a “gun nut” and a “loon” after the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, expressed his dissatisfaction with liberal teachers and academia in dramatic terms. 'I agree 100%': NRA members back Wayne LaPierre attack on 'leftist zealots' 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z North America is home to five species of loons. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The second loon was found in the northern part of the state on May 26. 2 loons die after ingesting lead fishing tackle 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Has there ever been an episode of your Fox “News” program where you did not call someone a “pinhead,” or a “far-left loon”? Dear Bill O’Reilly: your journalism toolbox is lacking, and you’re a serial fabulist 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z “He was a great person, a great teammate and a great friend for 52 years. We will miss his ‘loon’-acy and his camaraderie.” Looney, SU Hall of Famer, dies at age 70 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Two months ago, only a loon would have properly projected the vibe around Monday’s game. John Wall, red-hot Wizards will receive wanted attention when Cleveland arrives 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Research from the committee also shows elevated levels of chemicals found in loon eggs and in soil samples from lake tributaries. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z A blood test showed lead levels more than times the threshold for clinical lead poisoning, and so the loon was euthanized. 2 loons die after ingesting lead fishing tackle 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Police say Brown told officers she wanted to become a serial killer and responded, “I’m a loon!” when asked about the stabbing, according to the statement. Police: Edmonds woman declares, ‘I am a serial killer!’ stabs date in the chest 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Kylie, the editor of Canadian Geographic, said that the loon and snowy owl were excluded from final consideration because they were already used as symbols by the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. A Proposal for a Canadian National Bird Ruffles Feathers 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Trump is a loon and a hypocrite, though to be fair ... What Time Will the Presidency Be Decided? 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Those factors include the use of lead fishing tackle that poisons the birds, increased boating and fishing, and turf wars among migrating loons. Threatened loons in New Hampshire show slight improvement 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z A law increasing protection for loons from lead fishing jigs went into effect last year. 2 loons die after ingesting lead fishing tackle 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Officials say peregrine falcons and loons also had record nesting success this year in Vermont. Vermont bald eagles produce record amount of young 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z On drug legalization, abortion, marriage equality, school choice, free trade, immigration and “good stewardship of tax dollars,” the Libertarians aren’t the loons but the majority, he says. The Libertarians Make Their Case 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z “Being a glass-half-empty kind of person and a bit of a pessimist and a loon has totally informed the way I write.” In 'Catastrophe' and now 'Divorce,' Sharon Horgan finds humor in the 'horrific awfulness' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The crest’s main focus is the common loon, the official state bird of Minnesota, of which there are approximately 12,000 who call this state their summer home. MLS weekend previews: New York City FC on the verge of history 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z One loon was found May 21 on Massabesic Lake in Auburn. 2 loons die after ingesting lead fishing tackle 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z He renamed the club Minnesota United F.C. in 2013, with a local branding firm incorporating Minnesota’s state bird, the loon, into its logo. Duel of Suitors Yields an M.L.S. Franchise for Minnesota 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z “One loon in the jar,” the dispatcher said. A Mail Boat Stays Afloat 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The team will keep its name and its loon logo. Minnesota United says it’s moving up to Major League Soccer 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Consequently, the team’s nickname is also known as the loons by their fans. MLS weekend previews: New York City FC on the verge of history 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Far left loons distort tip about @FLOTUS statement that slaves built White House. Bill O'Reilly Responds to Criticism of His Slavery Comments 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It is a threatened species in New Hampshire, where last year biologists for the Loon Preservation Committee recorded 234 loon chicks hatched and 26 percent of them did not survive. Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Examinations showed lead tackle in the loons gizzard and fishing line and two fishing jigs that tested positive for lead. 2 loons died from ingested lead fishing tackle 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z You can thank the monarchy for this fear, not just the conservative loons. A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Wilson isn’t some gun loon on an online soapbox; he is a well-educated, well-spoken, very argumentative young man who’s as responsible for creating his press portrayal as the journalists who’ve written about him. Cody Wilson: the man who wants Americans to print their own 3D guns 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z There was the coach in the pinstripe suit who resisted every human urge to scream like a loon and looked instead with compassion for his distraught counterpart. Villanova's triumph was truly brilliant. College basketball needed this | Les Carpenter 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Most of the few dozen loons in Massachusetts live near the Quabbin and Wachusetts reservoirs in the central part of the state. Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The first loon was found June 17 on Long Pond in Lempster. 2 loons died from ingested lead fishing tackle 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Back then it was obvious that Trump was a loon and that “Ted Cruz would be a terrible general election candidate.” David Brooks keeps his head in the sand: GOP voters won’t make his fantasy of derailing Trump and Cruz reality 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The birds — six common murrers, a red-necked grebe, a pacific loon and a western grebe — were found on Monterey and Santa Cruz county beaches between Dec. 14 and 19, following a big swell days earlier. Doomed vessel continues to claim bird lives 63 years after sinking 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Then I get sent to a Sundance premiere, and openly weep into my dirty winter coat like an uncorked loon. The best films of Sundance 2016 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Bird enthusiasts participate in Maine Audubon’s “loon count” every year. Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z In a Jan. 5 op-ed, The Oregonian newspaper dismissed the group as a “flock of loons,” but the liberal-leaning paper also said that “the frustration of rural Oregonians with federal land management is understandable.” Ammon Bundy-led Oregon standoff a mixed bag for Western federal lands crusade 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z You see your father denounced as a loon, and you learn to round off your edges. What Do the Bundys Want? 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z They might see wild ponies and deer on the wind-swept terrain, as well as gulls and loons riding the waves offshore. First Day Hikes bring ‘perspective for the coming year’ 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z You can also join him Tuesdays at 1 p.m. for a live Q&A. Read more about this topic: Michael Gerson: Tuesday’s GOP debate separated the serious candidates from the loons E.J. The great fracturing of the Republican Party 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Flies flitted around, and a loon laughed in the background. Permafrost Meltdown Raises Risk of Runaway Global Warming 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z At one point, out in his boat, Thoreau paddles after a loon when it submerges, to try to be nearby when it resurfaces. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Both common loons and peregrine falcons reproduced in record numbers this year. Vermont says once-rare loons and falcons had good year 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z He was summarily dismissed as a quixotic loon. Will America finally embrace Serena Williams? 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z McNamara rushed outside to observe what appeared to be a loon struggle against what she thought was a buoy. Baby loon’s death spotlights water safety in Silver Lake 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Today, the communist plot proved to be a silly imagination of an old loon with money, so minorities with power and Jihadi sympathizing socialists are the new enemies. The Republican Party’s secret motto: “Don’t tread on my right to tread on you” 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “It was a pretty game, played on the smooth surface of the pond, a man against a loon,” he writes. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The loon was found on the beach at Loon Cove of Alton Bay. Death of loon at Lake Winnipesaukee linked to lead poisoning 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Some in Bastrop dismiss the talk of martial law as the delusional rantings of saucer-eyed loons. The Americans are coming! Some in a Texas county fear an Obama-led U.S. military invasion. 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Adult loons will leave the nest to ward off trespassers, leaving their eggs or chicks vulnerable to predators like eagles and other animals. Baby loon’s death spotlights water safety in Silver Lake 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The peak hatching of loon chicks generally happens around the Fourth of July. It’s nesting season for loons, endangered bird vulnerable 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z On Thursday night, an oiled loon was found by a good Samaritan who tried to wash the gunk off but was unable to do so. South Bay beaches reopen after tar balls forced closure 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z The state Fish and Game Department and the Loon Preservation Committee urge anglers to stop using lead tackle to protect loons, which are threatened in the state and protected federally. Death of loon at Lake Winnipesaukee linked to lead poisoning 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z McConnell, who characterized Bevin as a dangerous loon just last year, issued a statement this morning that said, “I congratulate Matt Bevin on his victory and endorse him for governor.” From 'con man' to governor? 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z She wants to educate lake visitors about how to behave around loons and their chicks. Baby loon’s death spotlights water safety in Silver Lake 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z With those words, he may be distancing himself from his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls, who sound like loons on the problem. Will the climate debate be more than hot air in 2016? 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Oscar Isaac is someone filmmakers turn to for a cautious intensity, and here he dials it up, leaving us nicely uncertain whether Nathan is a dauntless pioneer or a dangerous loon. A.I. Love You 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Green policymaking resembles a bartering process between environmentally anxious pragmatists and leftist loons. Nigelie Bennage 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Costs include salaries for her staff, medical supplies and in warmer months, when injured loons start arriving, live fish. Behind the scenes at Raptor Education Group 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The parcels include four potential vernal pools, an island, and the largest marsh area within the lake that provides habitat for the only nesting loon pair. New Hampshire announces $1M in wetland grants 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z And yes, some talked up impeachment, including fringe loons like Charles Krauthammer, the most prominent conservative columnist in the country. GOP gets a grip: How the righteous fury over Obama’s immigration action cooled down 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The species included penguins, falcons, eagles, woodpeckers, owls, vultures, pelicans, cranes, crows, hornbills, cormorants, hummingbirds, pigeons, ducks, chickens, turkeys, ostriches, finches, loons, flamingos, swifts, and even the White-throated Tinamou. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Christopher Rustay, of the Central New Mexico Audubon Society, says the common loon, which is Minnesota’s state bird, is more prevalent on northern lakes. Rare loon takes flight in Albuquerque 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z He doesn’t want his new majority caucus to look like a bunch of radical loons, so it stands to reason McConnell actually wants to avoid shutdowns and debt-ceiling hostage crises. McConnell rules out shutdowns, default 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z So it’s been fairly easy for Democrats to guarantee a chunk of votes simply by standing still or inching rightward, while pointing at the loons and saying, “That’s not me.” This year's hot new liberal strategy: just download the GOP hive mind! 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Broderick’s character is too soft and earnest for this bunch of loons, and he’s allowed too many navel-dazing monologues about the sorry state of theater. Review: ‘It’s Only A Play’ is wickedly funny 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Now I don’t expect a lot from these people—no political party can be held accountable for the loons in its midst. Seditious Words From Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn If he says he accepts biology, Jindal might lose some support from conservatives, If the governor says he rejects modern science, Jindal would come across as a bit of a loon. The GOP's 'not a scientist' meme keeps spreading 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The range of the bald eagle, the national symbol, could decrease by nearly 75 percent by 2080, and the common loon might not be able to breed in the lower 48 states by then. Bye bye, birdie: Study says warming may force orioles, eagles from D.C. region However, treating people with respect, and not being a yelling loon, will tend to ensure that the sports experience is as satisfying for your child as possible. The Guide To Effective Youth Sports Parents Complaining 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s roughly accurate, but certain animals, like the loon, call at a low frequency. Scientists are recording the sound of the whole planet 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Now, to be clear, I think Stockman is a loon, and I find the idea of impeaching this president offensive. Steve Stockman, Sarah Palin, and the Impeachment Charade 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z To the contrary, we learn that it has become quite the modern “thing,” people clowning, sticking out their tongues, lifting thumbs up, grinning like loons in somber and sacred places. Don’t take selfies in Auschwitz 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z He says 15 years ago there were around 100 loons and in 1983 biologists counted only 29. Vermont loon count gauging health of bird 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The Maine Audubon loon count takes place at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Maine conducts 31st annual loon count 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the normally packed lake was almost empty except for a man on a paddleboard, two girls on a jet ski and a fishing guide who inched his boat along as loons ducked underwater. High waters mean fewer people on Minnesota lakes 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z It reeks of militia and McVeigh and toothless loons holed up with guns in cabins in order to avoid paying income taxes. The July 4th Question: 238 Years After The First Revolution, Is It Time For A Second? 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Last year, the Loon Preservation Committee recorded 157 loon chicks hatched, but nearly a quarter of them did not survive. Loon chicks hatching on lakes, boaters cautioned 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Some wildlife agencies might look into building floating islands or rafts with camouflaged roofs for the loons to nest. Study looks at threats to rare Wyoming loons 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The loons will re-nest, using the same nest or a new one. Biting fly explosion affects loon reproduction 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Adult loons will spend about a month on Lake Michigan before moving on to the Gulf of Mexico in late November. Wildlife biologist wires birds for tracking 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z "Every revolution accumulates its fair share of loons," he told Reuters. 'We're already not in Ukraine' - rebel east readies secession vote 2014-05-07T14:09:52Z On Bolivar Flats, more than two dozen birds were discovered, and three ducks and a loon were being rehabilitated, said Lt. Houston Shipping Channel Closed for Third Day After Oil Spill 2014-03-24T16:59:49Z The Biodiversity Research Institute of Maine and state and federal agencies are participating in the five-year study, which is entering its second year and includes loons in Minnesota and Massachusetts. Study looks at threats to rare Wyoming loons 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Piper expected the loon population to eventually recover following a drop in reproduction this year. Biting fly explosion affects loon reproduction 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z He plans this summer to focus more on juveniles, hopefully fitting 21 young loons with transmitters. Wildlife biologist wires birds for tracking 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z “Ninety-nine percent are dead birds. Most of them are seagulls, pigeons, robins, wrens and loons.” An additional 60 birds were discovered in another home she shared with her husband. Over 300 dead birds discovered in animal rescuer’s home 2014-03-11T18:06:00Z The red, white and black outfits also feature three iconic Canadian animals — the beaver, the polar bear and the loon. U.S. Olympic Outfits Worthy of Stares, if Not Medals 2014-01-24T02:53:34Z It would be wrong to write off all conspiracy theorists as "swivel-eyed loons," with "poor personal hygiene and halitosis," he told a Cambridge University Festival of Ideas debate. Are conspiracy theories destroying democracy? 2013-10-26T23:10:46Z LoonWatch, its advisory council and volunteers work for loon conservation and protection. Biting fly explosion affects loon reproduction 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Yet even with those setbacks, and the rise in botulism on the Great Lakes, loons in general are doing well, with a stable population, Kenow said. Wildlife biologist wires birds for tracking 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z So you don't think we are a bunch of flag-waving loons? Marin Alsop: 'It's a girl!' 2013-09-08T13:08:12Z Codenamed 'project loon', the helium filled balloons carry antennae, computers, batteries and navigational equipment, collecting power from solar panels that dangle below. Google launches giant balloon powered internet in New Zealand - video 2013-06-15T11:40:39Z He creases up, laughing like a loon again. The nine lives of Felix Dennis: "I've lived an unbelievable life, even if I did do my best to kill myself" 2013-06-01T23:04:05Z When asked about the alleged swivel eyed loon comment on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Cameron said "It is not what I think, it is not what people around me think." I'm one of you, Cameron tells Tories 2013-05-22T10:53:13Z What Kenow then did with the loon might seem, at first glance, even stranger: He stuck a radio transmitter in it. Wildlife biologist wires birds for tracking 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Cameron's aides say the prime minister doesn't view his party workers as "loons". Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government 2013-05-20T16:54:34Z Bale believes angry Tories are prepared to do "irreparable harm" to Mr Cameron's "slim" electoral chances and may well accept the "loons" label as "a badge of honour". David Cameron, the 'loons' and gay marriage - what the national papers say 2013-05-20T09:21:00Z A cartoon in the seizes on the row about party activists being referred to as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". Tory discontent continues to enthral 2013-05-20T05:19:35Z He is now regarded as one of the foremost celebrity loons of the age, if not the very foremost. Is Lewis Hamilton the new Tom Cruise? We can only hope so 2013-03-13T22:00:01Z Recently, he’s been looking at loons closer to home, in the cranberry-producing areas near Black River Falls, Wisconsin Rapids and Tomah. Wildlife biologist wires birds for tracking 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The word "loon", meaning a crazy person in British English, dates back to the 15th century and was used by Shakespeare in Macbeth. Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government 2013-05-20T16:54:34Z But hey keep posting, it makes the rest of us see you for the loon that you are. Sequester Cuts Will Hurt, But When Will We Notice Their Full Impact? 2013-02-25T21:20:26Z How ironic that the loons concerned about the government taking their guns and spying on them hand over their e-mail addresses to the White House. We the People: White House Petition Drive Fosters Quirky causes 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z These are no longer the thoughts of a loon who loafs in his underwear all day, but the informed opinions of a powerful official. Prosecutors in Louisiana: Dangerous chat 2013-01-17T16:04:39Z "They want to be near the wilderness and peace and quiet and loons and not listening to drill rigs off in the distance," Chernak said of landowners. Minnesota landowners fear mining invasion 2012-12-13T17:12:18Z Beverly Lepine, chief operating officer of the Royal Canadian Mint, said her country loves its “Loonie,” the nickname for the $1 coin that includes an image of a loon on the back. Congress Looks at Doing Away With the $1 Bill 2012-11-30T18:33:01Z In a field of loons and crazies, Pawlenty’s biggest drawback was merely his extraordinary blandness. Tim Pawlenty jumps ship 2012-09-20T16:31:00Z It’s unseemly, absurd, hypocritical. says he wants to elevate the public discourse, yet here he is, hosting the loons and the radicals, the pranksters and the protesters. We the People: White House Petition Drive Fosters Quirky causes 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z Its goals are to help conserve loons by engaging participants in monitoring and education activities, and use loon productivity as a long-term indicator of the health of freshwater lakes. Canadian Lakes Loon Survey (CLLS) 2012-08-28T20:15:00.207Z "Too many drunk loons around on a night." Graffiti defaces post-box painted gold for Ennis 2012-08-08T16:55:33Z There are plenty of wild ducks - or loons as they are known in America - but that is about it. Summer camp survival lessons 2012-07-28T00:40:39Z Britain had three teams, all made up of bobbies on the beat: the City of London police, the Met, and some law-abiding loons from Liverpool. The Joy of Six: Former Olympic sports 2012-07-06T10:51:10Z How ironic that the loons concerned about the government taking their guns and spying on them hand over their e-mail addresses to the White House. We the People: White House Petition Drive Fosters Quirky causes 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z Human disturbance and development are ongoing threats to loons. Canadian Lakes Loon Survey (CLLS) 2012-08-28T20:15:00.207Z A new collaborative report prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority explores how the health of Adirondack loons, and the ecosystem in which they live, is being affected by mercury. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z The smallest movement stands out against that blank canvas — the bobbing of a solitary loon or a tiny sea duck plunging for food. The Energy Rush: Shell Arctic Ocean Drilling Stands to Open New Oil Frontier 2012-05-23T23:27:17Z Every stopping place, store, tavern, church, saloon, school, was fixed in her brain. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Oh, a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon, If you listen to popular rumour. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Loon surveyors' continue to play a key educational role through distributing brochures, creating informative displays, erecting signs, building nest platforms, addressing local concerns, and, of course, tracking loon chick survival over their first, critical summer. Canadian Lakes Loon Survey (CLLS) 2012-08-28T20:15:00.207Z The mercury builds up in the loons, eventually causing detrimental changes in behavior. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z You will be a loon, and you will go up and down great rivers all your life.” Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z As he uttered these words the mocking laugh of a loon came across the dark waste. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Just outside the first line of breakers rode a flock of wild fowl, and occasionally the mournful cry of a loon, or shriller scream of a sea-gull, mingled with the roar of the surf. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z As more people move into loon country, promoting loon-friendly activities is increasingly important. Canadian Lakes Loon Survey (CLLS) 2012-08-28T20:15:00.207Z The Wildlife Conservation Society was one of the contributors to the project.Loons with too much mercury in their blood begin to behave differently from healthy loons. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z In this myth it is the love of one of the first people, a female, afterward turned into a loon, for her brother, who was afterward turned into a wildcat. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z The bittern has vanished; the loon has fled away. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z I take a woman's hand for fear of this old loon? Andromache A Play in Three Acts 2012-02-19T03:00:15.203Z You are the comeliest youth ever lodged in this house; hair like gold; he is a dark sour-visaged loon. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "Seventy-five percent of the loons that we sampled were at either moderate or high risk from mercury in their blood," said Zoe Smith, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Adirondack Program. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z You awkward loons!" it shouted, "be careful of that tub and its contents. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z I 34 have never noticed any great desire on the part of ducks, geese, and loons to get out of the water. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Loon′ing, the cry of a loon, like the howl of a wolf, ominous of evil. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Say, perhaps that's one of them funny old loon birds you were telling us about to-day, that can just laugh so's to make your flesh creep! Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z He said he hoped the known risks to the beloved loons of Adirondack Park would lead to global regulations on releasing mercury into the environment. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z Was it some fishing party, perhaps camped on the shore of the unseen lake on the bosom of which that loon they had heard cry had been swimming at the time? Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z But that white fox, with a few loons, and five guillemots—which, by the way, when skinned, are excellent eating—were all they bagged that day. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z And how could I be so sure that Tad, say, is not a loon but a genius? In Physics, Telling Cranks from Experts Ain't Easy 2011-12-12T14:15:02.113Z On the occasional times that she would get mildly cranky, I would recite books from memory, sing lullabies or do a call and response "loon call." Going the distance for family time 2011-11-25T18:22:04Z "The loon is a symbol of the Adirondacks in so many different ways," he said. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z It resembled the cry of a loon more than anything else, and kept coming nearer and nearer. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z But the male loon sent back his wild laughter at such unbased fears of his wife’s. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Biologist Spitzer used to see "tremendous flocks" of loons on the Choptank River and in Eastern Bay feeding on menhaden, but not for the past two decades. Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea' 2011-11-07T04:59:08Z I would do my best — painfully amateurish — loon call, and Hazel would respond with something bordering on a happy primal scream. Going the distance for family time 2011-11-25T18:22:04Z But even if a mercury-laden loon hatches chicks successfully, the chicks, born already tainted with their parents' mercury poisoning, are less likely to survive. Green Blog: Mercury Sickens Adirondacks Loons 2012-06-28T14:00:34Z By yon lake a loon is calling And the night bird answers back, Keeping vigil o'er the slumbers Of the weary lumberjack. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z From somewhere out upon the great stretch of water came the strange cry of a loon that had lingered ere going to its northern summer home. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z Besides feeding other fish, menhaden are a staple for seabirds such as ospreys, gannets and common loons. Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea' 2011-11-07T04:59:08Z He joined in and the pair of us haw-hawed like loons. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The conventionalized figure of some water-fowl or fish, such as the swan, loon, or sturgeon, forms an appropriate emblem, and may also serve to name your craft. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Look in the tap-room, and you may see the end of a day's work in at least ten great loons. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z “Nothing except the solitary old loon that kept up such a screeching last night,” replied the lookout, shading his eyes with his hand, the better to look. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z And sure some scientific loon, On Golfing will bestow a boon, And gie ye a cosmetic soon, And brighten your complexion. Poems on Golf 2011-09-08T02:00:19.780Z His laughin' made me mad until I commenced to see the funny side of the thing; then I laughed, too, and the pair of us rocked back and forth and haw-hawed like loons. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Ducks have their signal call; but the chief weather prophet of the lakes is the loon, as the gray wolf or coyote is of the prairie. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z “Crazy as a loon,” remarked Frank, in a low tone. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z He really did go mad, then, and we've got him here now helpless, getting rich almost as fast as 'Liza Em'ly, and crazy as a loon. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z The Indian asked, “And is it like the land of the Musk-ox in summer, when the mist is on the lakes, and the loon cries very often?” The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Far out on the lake could be heard the solitary cry of a loon calling to his mate. Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life 2011-08-23T02:00:29Z Partridges and loons abounded, but ducks were seldom seen. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Then the next night, while the king was at supper, she managed to escape with this silly loon. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z He came home late last night; his father heard a noise in his room and went in to find him as crazy as a loon. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z He also finds people who understood and empathized with them, who didn’t see them just as loons with bad judgment. A Writer Investigates Madness, His Own and Others? 2011-08-05T19:44:43Z By the stream a loon is calling, Keep us, Lord, all through the darkness. Legend of Barkhamsted Light House A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut 2011-08-03T02:00:11.913Z Environmentalists fear that the commercial catch takes food from striped bass, bluefish, swordfish, king mackerel, tuna, loons and eagles that rely on menhaden. As an essential Atlantic fish declines, experts debate course 2011-08-01T02:38:16Z “All I know is that he is as crazy as a loon, and that he lives in the gray house.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z In the borders of the mist the ducks revel in the upper and nether wetness, and with uncanny laughter the loon rejoices between his long explorations of the aquatic depth. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z During the last winter they were at Elmwood a chief article of diet was an Arctic bird, the loon. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z "A loon out on the water," said Poke. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z A loon flew over their heads and was entreated to dive beneath the water and bring up land. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z Bucolic splendor has its virtues; I enjoy listening to the loons cackle while canoeing about Nubanusit Lake as much as anyone. Why do liberals hate freedom so much? 2011-06-15T12:30:00Z From the still midwaters far away a loon halloos to the winds to come forth from their caves, and yells out his mad laughter in anticipation of the coming storm. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z “He hollered like a loon and grabbed at it when I tried to straighten it out,” the Indian said, thoughtfully. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The very human biped whose cries had been mistaken for a loon's, heard their voices wafted to him by the wind—the same wind that was blowing him farther and farther from the shore. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Reeds and tall grasses almost obscured the pond from view, and the scream of the loon and the cry of the reed-bird alone disclosed its presence, until the traveler found himself upon its very verge. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z There’s a wild bunch of ‘loons’ at my house.” Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z It will send word to keep you locked up, two such crazy loons! Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Anseres Ducks, geese, gulls, petrels, pelicans, penguins, loons, auks, etc. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The lonely cry of the loon, presaging storm or tempest, is heard from the forest-environed lakes and waters of the Sound. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z A loon arose, screaming and flapping its wings. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z That noise you hear is made by a bird named a loon. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z It is no wonder that such a sympathetic soul could even summon the birds to keep her company—as she frequently did with the loons. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z He was a nice kid and drunk as a loon, but sweet and happy drunk. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z The great northern diver, loon, or ember goose is about 2� feet long, and is of handsome plumage. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Then his face flushed, angrily, and fixing his eyes on a lad who was in the procession he cried, “If there isna my Jock wi’ thae loons! All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z “There it is again,” said Grant laughingly, as once more the cry of the loon came to their ears across the dark waters of the little lake. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z But ye air a smart man ter that loon, fur the hell of it air he dunno he air a loon.' The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Men who can legislate or plow, Wage politics or milk a cow— So plastic are their various parts, Within the circle of their arts, With equal tact the "Hoosher" loons, Hunt offices or hunt raccoons. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z In Labrador he collected one hundred and seventy-three skins of birds, and studied carefully the habits of the eider-duck, loons, wild geese, and other birds. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z He’s a pawkie loon, the Provost, and kens brawly how to play his cards.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z Some authors include under aquatic animals otters, beavers, seals, walruses, loons, and coots, though generally the birds are regarded as flesh. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z They saw great quantities of waterbirds, geese, divers, Arctic partridge and the like, they became familiar with the banshee cry of the loon. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Innumerable flocks of wild fowl were disporting among the reedy islets, and here and there the great black loon was seen diving and dipping, or skimming over the waters. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Here, loons of a magnificent size used to be seen and heard; and vast flocks of wild geese, passing and re-passing, high in air, in their periodical migrations. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Up went a window, and a woman's voice shrieked: "Do ye no ken that there are only Johnstones and Jardines living in the place, ye feckless loon!" Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Many moments passed while he watched anxiously for the loon. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z I was awakened at midnight by some heavy, low-flying bird, probably a loon, flapping by close over my head along the shore. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z She cried, “Out, out! does the false loon mean to say his black mass at my lug?” and then threw her stool at the Dean’s head. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Not that money and staff is all it takes to make a loon seem credible, but, well, that is actually exactly the means by which the GOP is making loons seem credible this cycle. Poll: Christine O'Donnell unqualified 2010-09-21T17:01:00Z In the great Joaquin debate — is he crazy like a loon, or like a fox? — the smart Hollywood money is on fox. I'm Still Here: Joaquin Phoenix Takes the Rap 2010-09-06T22:00:00Z However, as he neither saw nor heard anything further of the loon, he finally determined to continue on his way. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z The thrush sang on the distant shore, and the laugh of some loons, sporting in a concealed western bay, as if inspired by the morning, came distinct over the lake to us. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Even if you also think Sarah Palin is a loon and don't care if gay people get married. Dana Milbank is now a liberal op-ed columnist 2010-08-30T15:30:00Z Dan, like a lot of adrenaline loons, isn't the best at putting the experience into words. TV review: The Men Who Jump off Buildings and Californication 2010-07-29T07:00:00Z The "joke" is that Steve King thinks the president was born in Kenya or Indonesia, because King is a complete loon seething with racially charged hatred for the president and his family. Steve King makes a birther joke on the floor of the House 2010-06-24T18:01:00Z I was the only one dancing like a loon... South Africa v Uruguay - live! 2010-06-16T17:42:00Z In the middle of the night we heard the voice of the loon, loud and distinct, from far over the lake. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Some other country sent all their overly uptight, repressed hyper-religious loons to North America to get rid of them, and this is the result. Brazil v North Korea - live! 2010-06-15T17:27:00Z "I don't know what it is, but the noise helps me to sleep," the total loon says. Football transfer rumours: Liverpool's Fernando Torres to Barcelona? 2010-05-20T08:50:00Z The other is just just a bunch of loons looking for some sort of fact-based hook for their unease with a black president. Michele Bachmann pals around with birther queen Orly Taitz 2010-05-17T20:50:00Z He looked over the starboard side at Collision Bend and described by telephone what he saw: "I'm looking at a lot of gulls, there's a loon, a lot of black heron." Earth Day: No More Burning Rivers, But New Threats 2010-04-22T04:01:00Z Ten of the 31 items on the list are considered "recovered," including bald eagles, harbor seals and common loons. 2009-12-22T05:00:00Z The Indians are very partial to loon; but, as a rule, it is the most expensive food they eat. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. On being admitted to the presence of the knight—"What is it, ye vagrant loon," asked Sir Patrick, "that brings ye to venture within the roof o' honest men?" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The loons had begun to gather on the larger lakes in preparation for their southward flight. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Only the curlew's mournful call, Circling the sky at evenfall, And loon lamenting over all. The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy She had eke a sturdy staff in her hand, that the loons of the port kenned bravely the weight of. Deep Moat Grange When a poor unfortunate loon would settle on the lake it was the signal for ten or twenty canoes to put off and shoot or drown him to death. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. What could the loon mean with his signing? thought Philip, shaken by a doubt. The Unknown Sea It explained why the loon has small wings and why the partridges in the north turn white in winter. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open A wild young un, as 'ull do noa honest work, but dreams the day long, or poaches the gra�t woods wi' young loons o' like stomach. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors From the lake came the report of a gun, some one firing at a loon. A Yankee from the West A Novel And like some baleful gleaming eye It shone beneath night's heavy pall; Then high above the loon's lone cry Afar we heard the spirit call; It called us from the other shore. In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems You stir in your sleep softly And turn your face to me,— And the loon cries no more. Acanthus and Wild Grape But the loon's medicine was very strong and he called until the spirit woke up. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open And swears at the weight as he tramps through the sun But, devil a loon, did I ever hear tell, Who swore at the weight of the Jolly Bottle. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Over the rushes a loon flew, a gaunt and feathered loneliness, looking for a place to light. A Yankee from the West A Novel In the stillness of a summer evening there is something very weird in the cry of the loon, or great Northern diver, as it comes vibrating over the surface of a woodland lake. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Birds of the Water and the Shore—The sea-gull, loon, wild geese and ducks. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women In those days there was no winter and the loon had ordinary wings and flew around like a raven. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open And with such a pack of beardless loons, the mere threat was enough. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Yes, he is, as crazy as a loon, and I don't want him round here. A Yankee from the West A Novel He stopped at Mott Haven, and told the men he wanted the 'pony' rebuilt and silver-plated—crazy as a loon, you see. Careers of Danger and Daring A loon paddles slowly across the bay with tantalizing unconcern. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Then the loon began to laugh, for he was very glad and proud. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open It’s gude for us that the loons were quarrelling over the spoil.” The Sapphire Cross Thieves! ye acred loon!" exclaimed the Faa king, starting to his feet, and drawing himself up to his full height—"wha does the worm that burrows in the lands o' Clennel ca' thieves? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Once he saw a pair of swimming loons stretching their necks alternately as high as they could above the water, and opening wide their straight, sharp beaks. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life "So I won't have to button my collar, ye feckless loon!" the big engineer replied instantly. The Golden Amazons of Venus But the spirit was very angry because the loon had called him. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Why, ye murderin’ loon, to shute at an unairmed man like that; and is it the like of thee as is to have the Castle? The Sapphire Cross It is not web-footed, yet it dives fearlessly into deep swirling rapids, evidently to feed at the bottom, using its wings to swim with under water just as ducks and loons do. My First Summer in the Sierra If Ivo undertook to pacify him, he only turned his wrath against the comforter, struck at him with trembling hands, and cried, "You heartless loon, you can torture me, eh?" Black Forest Village Stories "Thou zed, thou cream-faced loon—" Shakespeare? wondered Pink—"show me the controls!" The Giants From Outer Space The loon wished to take tea with them, but they crowed and chuckled and they would not let him. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open But Sir Mooray says I’m not to let either of the ither sairvants go to him; and I believe he frightened that loon in the breeches, because he would take in the letters.” The Sapphire Cross The albatross and crane are there, The loon, the gull, and gannet rare. The Brownies: Their Book As I woke my companions shaking them by their sword-belts, there broke out on the stillness of the night a loon’s cry, from beyond some bushes by a narrow pond. The Sentimental Vikings But the loon was dour for a' the want o' his sword, and we micht no' hae mastered him but that he tried to trip us and so got tripped himself. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway He began to blow on the lake and he began to blow on the loon. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The king he crossed himself, I wis, When as the pair came riding bye— “An uglier croon, and a sturdier loon, I think, were never seen with eye.” Border Raids and Reivers Some singers, struggling with the tune, Outscreamed the frightened northern loon. The Brownies: Their Book Here! take a taste of this"—the doctor hurriedly poured from a small phial of brandy in his pocket, "take it,—or I'll pour it down your throat, silly loon. Leonore Stubbs He was an ill loon, him; he wadna let my mither be, when he cam to heft hoggs in the mid o' the year. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The lake began to freeze and the loon began to dive, longer and longer. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The walls were ornamented with trophies of the chase—antlers, raw fox skins, mounted loons and eagles, skins of bears and other animals. The "Genius" “An’ so he’s the loon that sat in the Chair first!” grumbled the still angry chauffeur. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl The lost-soul call of a loon sounded and changed the deadly wagon into a vehicle of peace and quiet as its Arapahoe defenders slipped away from it. Bring Me His Ears But there the silly, feckless loon died like a trout on the bank. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway That is why winter came and why the loon dives so well and does not fly if he can help it. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open What he had mistaken for the laughter of a loon was Pierre’s halloo. A Daughter of the Forest "Base loon!" cried the stranger, starting to his feet, "ye shall rue that blow." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Watch those lazy, lounging, able-bodied, smoking, and salivating loons who prop up every street-corner, and monopolize the narrow pathways—these all live by him; they eat up his substance, and fatten thereupon. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) But not even a lounging soldier could I discern anywhere, except the single clinking loon who kept the guard. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。