10K views · 263 reactions | Love Minnesota's majestic state bird? You can join a statewide team that protects and preserves the loon, simply by watching. Find out more tonight, in the KARE 11 Extra. | KARE 11 | Facebook

Each year, adults and children gather in Crosslake, Minnesota to celebrate the incredible sounds of the Common Loon — the state bird of the land of ten thousand lakes — by belting out their best impressions. Some of the most impressive competitors are in the Youth category, like 2023’s second place winner Malakai. Hear some strikingly accurate loon calls — and some slightly more creative interpretations — in this BirdNote Daily episode. Loon Calling Competition © National Loon Center | BirdNote

2.4M views · 60K reactions | Drone footage shows the largest remaining breeding ground for green turtles in the world. The video revealed up to 64,000 turtles swimming around Australia's Great Barrier Reef during nesting season https://cnn.it/2XMVoCs | CNN | Facebook

553K views · 20K reactions | Have you ever seen a common loon in flight? I love watching them land. Reminds me of a seaplane. | Harry Collins Photography | Facebook