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A common loon spreads its wings wide on the rippled gray water of White Iron Lake near Ely, Minnesota.

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A loon on White Iron Lake near Ely, MN

White Iron Lake, Ely, MinnesotaJune 2025NIKON Z 6NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S200 mmƒ/7.11/640 sISO 100

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