The Maine Loon

Maine loons are very social creatures even to the extent of prizing close familial bonds over their own safety and well being. No matter how far apart the habitats they each respectively call home, loons always maintain an almost supernatural connection with their extended families. A little known fact about loons is their tendency to congregate at the lakes of their relatives for reunions during warm summer days. It is not uncommon to see large groups of loons swimming together in ponds of the desolate Maine wilderness on sunny Saturdays all the while catching up on old times in their unique way of speaking. In between swims, they feast on the local underwater fare until every last one of them is completely stuffed and cannot eat another bite. When the sun crawls over the mountains of the west giving its grand finale of orange fire sprawled across the evening sky, one can hear the loons late into the night laughing away, each trying to outdo each other with funny stories and amusing anecdotes. When the all together too short visit is over, they lovingly say farewell to their children, cousins, grand-kids, aunts, and uncles and assure them that it will not be such a long while before the next time they meet. As the loons from afar fly back to their homes, they reflect on the great time they had, how special their family is to them, and start planning when the next great get together will be.

Curiously, aquatic birds of an identical namesake exhibit similar behaviors.