When a human gets to close to a loon the loon starts to do the penguin dance, but if the loon does the dance too long it will die of exhaustion. The loon has a very hard time walking on land because it's legs are by his tail way far behind. A common loon needs lots of water to lift off because it is so hard for a loon to lift off. Loons can fly up to 100 miles per hour. Some scientists say it's to help them see under water, because the loon keeps its eyes open under water.
Loons dive under water to catch fish.
When the loon catches a fish it often eats it in one gulp. Click here to learn more about loons. The flag is important because it's the our state flag. The color of the state flag is royal blue with gold fringes. The flag has the statehood date on it which is May 11,1858.