Loons bathe to clean their feathers and rid themselves of feather lice or other external parasites. Bathing involves vigorous splashing and submerging in the water and can appear alarming to observers unfamiliar with the behavior
Loons bathe to clean their feathers and rid themselves of feather lice or other external parasites. Bathing involves vigorous splashing and submerging in the water and can appear alarming to observers unfamiliar with the behavior
