December 11th, 2005. Salisbury Beach, MA.
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Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica. (probably) Juvenile/First-winter.
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Found
near the breakwater just off Salisbury Beach in late afternoon and
watched for about an hour. Unfortunately remained distant for most of
the observation, hence the distant shots, but it sometimes came a bit
closer to the breakwater. Looked settled and could stick around for a
little while.
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NB.
The first four images on this page are freshly cropped from the
original posted images on December 11th. They have been slightly
enlarged to give a better appreciation of some of the field characters
of this Pacific Loon. The image quality is poor due to distance, and
the fading light of a winter afternoon. Unfortunately, this particular
bird was never relocated.
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| Taken using Canon Powershot A-95 through Swarovski telescope. |
