Low Rider

Low Rider by ricmcarthur
Low Rider, a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr.
I like the way loons stay so low in the water as they slowly cruise by.
This one was at a local marina swimming in one of the channels. A few hours latter it was gone.

Loons are a large bird at 32 inches and the bill is dager like.

in breeding plumage they have a black head and bill and a checkered back and a broken white necklace.
Gavia adamsii

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Angie in T.O. said…
Can't wait to hear my first Loon of the season!
5:05 am
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