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Juvenile Red-throated Loon, Chatfield Reservoir, Jefferson County,
Colorado, 11/7/04. In this shot the bird is rolled on its side a bit,
showing a lot of white belly. |
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Red-throated Loon (right, adult basic?) with adult basic Common
Loon (left), Standley Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado, 12/06/03. |
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Red-throated Loon (right, adult basic?) with two adult basic Pacific
Loons (left), Standley Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado, 12/06/03. |
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Basic-plumaged Pacific Loon, Chatfield State Park, Douglas County,
Colorado, 7/17/05. This bird was present since at least 6/18/05 and
may be the first to summer along Colorado's Front Range. |
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Photo composite showing the extensive flight feather molt of the
basic Pacific Loon at Chatfield State Park, Douglas County, Colorado,
7/17/05. Loons molt all primaries at once leaving them incapable of
flight until they grow back adequately. |
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Pacific Loon pair, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Arapaho County, Colorado,
11/7/04. |
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Winter plumage Pacific Loon, Chatfield Reservoir, Douglas/Jefferson
Counties, Colorado, 11/9/02. |
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Pacific Loons, Chatfield Reservoir, Douglas/Jefferson
Counties, Colorado, 11/9/02. |
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Juvenile Common Loon (right) with basic plumage Pacific
Loon (left), Chatfield Reservoir, Douglas/Jefferson Counties, Colorado,
11/9/02. |
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Juvenile Yellow-billed Loon, Boulder
County, Colorado, 11/06. First Boulder County record and a very cooperative
bird. Unfortunately, it was determined that the bird was injured, probably
by a shotgun blast, and it died under ice during a rescue attempt. At
the time of the attempted rescue, it was limited to a bathtub-sized
open patch of water after a severe cold snap and had stopped feeding. |
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Same Juvenile Yellow-billed Loon as above, Boulder County, Colorado,
11/06. For a digiscoped video of this bird, click
here.
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Juvenile Yellow-billed Loon, Chatfield State Park,
Douglas/Jefferson Counties, Colorado, 11/23/02. |
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Juvenile Yellow-billed Loon, Boyd Lake, Larimer County,
Colorado, 11/5/02. |
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Least Grebe, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3/05. |
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Least Grebe, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3/05. |
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Horned Grebe, basic plumage, Larimer County, Colorado, 10/06. |
Horned Grebe, basic plumage, Pueblo County, Colorado, 11/06.
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Horned Grebe molting into alternate plumage, Larimer County, Colorado,
3/05. |
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Horned Grebe molting into alternate plumage, Larimer County, Colorado,
3/05. |
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Horned Grebe with a freshly-caught crayfish, Larimer County, Colorado,
3/05. |
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Brandt's Cormorant flight shots, Pt. Pinos, California,
9/06.
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Brandt's Cormorant, Westport, Washington, 9/05. |
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Neotropic Cormorant, Lacassine NWR, Louisiana, 4/07. |
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Neotropic Cormorant, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3/05. |
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Neotropic Cormorant, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3/05. |
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Pelagic Cormorant, Westport, Washington, 9/05. |
Displaying male Anhinga, Jefferson Island, Louisiana,
4/07.
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Flying female Anhinga, Lacassine NWR, Louisiana, 4/07. |
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Anhinga, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3.05. |
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Anhinga, Sabal Palms, Texas, 3.05. |
