Posted on 06/26/2021 5:58:21 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife is asking boaters and anglers to enjoy loons from a safe distance this summer.
Vermont Wildlife biologist Doug Morin says most areas where loons are nesting on Vermont’s lakes are surrounded by signs reminding people to give loons the space they need, but not all are marked.
“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,” he said in a statement.
Eric Hanson of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies says most people are respectful of nesting loons and give them space, but people sometimes inadvertently harm loons without meaning to.
“Loon chicks can be difficult to see, so we ask motorboaters to note where loon families are and to avoid those areas,” said Hanson. “We also ask that motorboaters obey ‘no wake’ laws within 200 feet of shorelines because boat wakes can flood and destroy shoreline loon nests.”
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Don’t pet the bison.
all of New England is overrun with loons.
Well played.
I resemble that remark.
I was thinking the samalie. Great minds think alike... 🤓
Vermont is great country. My late husband and I had a place there. I am so happy I decided to sale it when I did.
Not all of it.
We were in VT not long before the election.
You wouldn’t believe the amount of Trump stuff we saw, flags, signs, banners, bumper stickers.
Not all of VT is nuts.
I need coffee... Samalie is supposed to be SAME...
Canada, the whole nation is Loonie
The loon is a beautiful bird with a haunting call that echos off nearby hillsides during the evening. Sometimes they like to approach my boat when I’m fishing. But if you get more than a few of them together at once it can quickly descend into lunacy.
I have a nutjob neighbor that is a dead ringer for Burny. He’s from England and a major commie liberal Ahole.
“Oh….the loons”. On Golden Pond
Hi I’m Larry. This is my brother Darrell, and my other brother Darrell.
There are many great folks in New England, but they keep a low profile.
The trick, as the article notes, is to avoid the loons!
You’re confusing loons with moonbats.
Had a vacation in Vermont nine or ten years ago. Lots to see in a small area . . . and one of the highlights was the Calvin Coolidge village of Plymouth Notch. Great folks running that place and well worth a special trip.
It’s sound advice for everyone. :D
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