Great Northern Loon (Common) (Gavia immer) by Ian
Your ears will be deaf to the noise of the street. You will barely be able to hear the mill as it grinds or music as it plays, but even the song of a bird will wake you from sleep. (Ecclesiastes 12:4)
CLASS – AVES, Order – GAVIIFORMES, Family – Gaviidae – Loons
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (1), Species (5), Subspecies
Gavia
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) by Dave’s BirdingPix
Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) ©WikiC
____ (Gavia arctica arctica) IBC
____ (Gavia arctica viridigularis) OBC
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) by Ian at Birdway
Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer) by J. Fenton – With Young by Ray Barlow
Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) by Kent Nickell
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Photographers or Videographers used on this page from our sidebar, Photography, are:
Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Jim Fenton
Kent Nickell
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
I.O.C. 3.1 Version
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Peterson’s Field Guide Video Series on the Common Loon (Now the Great Northern Loon)
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