JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Red Throated Loon - winter (non-breeding) plummage I figured these birds were probably Grebes until I came home and looked closer. Turns out they were loons. They don't look particularly red throated at this time of year… we only get a lot of ducks and other water birds for winter migration, so miss a lot of the showy feathers. Gavia stellata,Geotagged,Red-throated diver,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Red Throated Loon - winter (non-breeding) plummage

I figured these birds were probably Grebes until I came home and looked closer. Turns out they were loons. They don't look particularly red throated at this time of year… we only get a lot of ducks and other water birds for winter migration, so miss a lot of the showy feathers.

    comments (1)

  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
    View Lion class
    It's amazing how much they change. Posted 10 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Red-throated loon

The red-throated loon or red-throated diver is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and winters in northern coastal waters.

Info 6 0
Similar species: Loons
Species identified by morpheme
View morpheme's profile

By morpheme

All rights reserved
Uploaded Nov 16, 2014. Captured Nov 15, 2014 12:00 in Dungeness Spit, Sequim, WA 98382, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,925 9,640 8
  • X-E1
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.