Common loon swims and dives, video

This video shows a common loon in winter plumage, swimming and diving in the Veerse Meer lake in Zeeland province in the Netherlands.

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The Canadian one dollar coin, commonly called the loonie, is a gold-coloured one-dollar coin introduced in 1987. It bears images of a common loon, a bird which is common and well known in Canada, on the reverse, and of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse: here.

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