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common loon

  1. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    Stretching its wings
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
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    • common loon gavia immer
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  2. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    An adult in winter plumage lacking the scaly appearance of the juvenile. This iconic species is primarily a migrant and winter visitor to California from breeding grounds in boreal lakes of Alaska and Canada. Note the legs are far back. They feed by diving, often staying under water for several...
    • jmorlan
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    • california common loon gavia immer usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  3. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    A wintering Common Loon. My first one.
    • Lisa W
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    • common loon
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  4. Common Loon and Surf Scoter

    Common Loon and Surf Scoter

    Shot from a boat dock. I was very happy to see these two.
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
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    • common loon surf scoter
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. Common loon

    Common loon

    I thought there was something wrong when I saw him crawl out of the water, but then I learned their legs are so far back, they can't walk on land.
    • MergusSerrator
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    • cliffwood beach common loon gavia immer new jersey
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  6. Common Loon-Pre-dive

    Common Loon-Pre-dive

    Spotted something, ready to dive.
    • Ozprey1
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    • common loon gavia immer middle lake mckenzie usa wisconsin
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  7. Common Loon juvi display

    Common Loon juvi display

    Trying to fend off others
    • Ozprey1
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    • common loon gavia immer middle lake mckenzie usa wisconsin
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  8. Common Loon - Pair

    Common Loon - Pair

    Towards sunset on Lake Vermillion
    • Ozprey1
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    • common loon gavia immer lake vermillion minnesota usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  9. Common Loon (2nd summer bird)

    Common Loon (2nd summer bird)

    Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2nd summer bird.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • common loon galveston galveston county gavia immer heards lane offats bayou texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  10. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    • LakeLoon
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    • common loon loon
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  11. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    This is an adult in breeding (definitive alternate) plumage showing the dizzying black-and-white checkerboard pattern to its back. This iconic species is primarily a migrant and winter visitor to California from breeding grounds in boreal lakes of Alaska and Canada. They feed by diving, often...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california common loon gavia immer usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  12. Great Northern Diver

    Great Northern Diver

    One of two in the harbour, the other was quite elusive and never got close enough to get a shot
    • Keith Dickinson
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    • common loon gavia immer great northern diver scarborough harbour yorkshire
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Great Northern Diver

    Great Northern Diver

    Bird surfaced close to the harbour wall with a crab
    • Andy Hall
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    • common loon gavia immer great northern diver sony a1 fe200-600g
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Wary Diver

    Wary Diver

    A Common Loon cautiously watches the boat, ready to vanish if needed. These birds have incredibly bright throats. If trying to distinguish one of these from a cormorant at a distance, simply check whether the sun is out. If there's direct sunlight on the bird and you don't see its throat...
    • Tired
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    • common loon loons
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  15. Common Loon-juvenile-A

    Common Loon-juvenile-A

    Closest shot of the day.
    • Ozprey1
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    • common loon gavia immer minnesota south haven usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  16. Common Loon-juvenile-B

    Common Loon-juvenile-B

    Kept coming up near where we fishing.
    • Ozprey1
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    • common loon gavia immer minnesota south haven usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  17. Juvenile loon

    Juvenile loon

    • katastrofa
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    • bærumsmarka common loon forest lake gavia immer juvenile norway summer triungsvann
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    One of a pair on a small lake I was fishing
    • benoitjh
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    • british columbia common loon gavia immer
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  19. Common loon

    Common loon

    • katastrofa
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    • canada common loon gavia immer vancouver island winter
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  20. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    This is an adult in winter plumage lacking the scaly appearance on the back of the juvenile. The small white spots seen here are water droplets as this bird bathes by rising out of the water with a combination of wing-flapping and body shake.
    • jmorlan
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    • california common loon gavia immer
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  21. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    • katastrofa
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    • common loon gavia immer
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  22. Common Loon

    Common Loon

    • MelodyFalk
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    • common loon
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  23. Loon on the lake

    Loon on the lake

    Windy day ,rocky boat ,late evening
    • lbguil52
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    • common loon
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  24. Flash!

    Flash!

    Not the least bit shy about exposing him/herself, this loon! I think this had better be the last shot I share of him/her, lest I be banned for indecency ;)
    • Doc Duck
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    • common loon
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  25. Same procedure

    Same procedure

    The loon seemed to be on an endlessly playback loop, doing the "same procedure" over and over ... including this "pose", which reminded me of one taken by Freddie Frinton in "Dinner for One&quot...
    • Doc Duck
    • Media item
    • common loon
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
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