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Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Description:

Water bird, red throat, dark feathering.

Habitat:

Wetlands.

Notes:

Photographed from kayak.

1 species ID suggestions

RobBielawski
RobBielawski 10 months ago
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant

2 Comments

RobBielawski
RobBielawski 10 months ago

This is definitely a Double-crested Cormorant, not a Red-throated Loon.

Sam5
Sam5 a year ago

This looks like a cormorant and not a loon. Loons body structures do not allow it to stand on its hind legs and so they need to stay in the water

Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Lat: 37.94, Long: -75.35

Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 8, 2011

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