Loons add to angling outings, but why are they drawn to us?

You’d think a creature as regal as the common loon would have the instincts and intelligence to follow boats other than mine when seeking easy meals of dead baitfish or something I throw back.
First, I lack the skills to catch lots of fish. Second, I’m not inclined to throw anything back. Then again, whether loons flank my boat like pilot fish on sharks or bob astern like sea gulls in a ship’s wake, they eventually realize their error. One minute they’re so close I see the reds of their eyes, but then they dive into the depths and resurface so distant I see only their silhouettes.

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