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Gavia arctica
Gavia arctica
Arctic Loon
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 0113 2560 (2013-01-30)

Copyright © 2013 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Jan 27, 2013
  • location   Monterey Harbor. Monterey (Monterey County, California, US)
  • family Gaviidae
  • order Ciconiiformes
  • class Aves
  • notes   Nonbreeding adult. This bird is an Old World species that spends winter in East Asia and summer in the Arctic, ranging to the northern coast of Alaska. Very rarely, a vagrant turns up along the California coast.
  • camera   Canon EOS 40D, 700mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 sec.
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Arctic Loon (photographer)
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