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- A common loon sleeps with its head tucked back and seems to use its feet to maintain position in a head wind
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- While awake the common loon is a marvel of fishing efficiency
Loons are a northern freshwater snowbird that winter here in SW FL in bay and near-shore ocean waters. They probably rarely set foot on land except when breeding. Thus one wonders, how do they sleep?
We have a backyard loon that hangs out near our dock in Lemon Bay. I have watched it take an afternoon nap while not only floating but also maintaining its position against a headwind. Talk about rocking in the cradle of the deep! It must keep its feet paddling while it snoozes but it is a light sleeper and quickly untucks its head at the sound of any potential danger.
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