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AKaurora(00352) Red-throated Loons on the Kenai River 7-30-2007. Small seabird, smallest & slimmer of the Loons. Slim bill turns slightly upwards at the tip. During the breeding season the mature adult the mature adult has dark brown upperparts, a gray head and brick-red throat. Winter plumage is much paler, the throat becomes white, there are extensive white areas on the face, while the gray back is doted with a profusion of small white dots. The juvenile is gray-brown, sometimes with dull red markings on the throat. They dive to catch fish to eat.
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picture dates
- Uploaded:
- Sep 10, 2007
- Taken on:
- Jul 30, 2007
Camera data
- Make:
- SONY
- Model:
- DSLR-A100
- F stop:
- F/6.3
- Exposure:
- 1/500 sec.
- Focal length:
- 500.0 mm
- Flash:
- flash did not fire, auto mode (24)
- Metering mode:
- pattern (5)
- Dimensions:
- 2400x1440
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3 comments
I've never seen this loon before. I love their markings. Another great capture!
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paintlady101 3 months 25 days ago
A different breed of loon!
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dianeaub 6 months 3 days ago
They are sooo beautiful! And thank you for information. I had no idea they lost the red throat in the winter. Very interesting.
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seawitchinak 7 months 19 days ago
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