TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Common Loon "Breeding Colors" Common Loon- Gavia immer Common Loon- Gavia immer, Order GAVIIFORMES - Family GAVIIDAE. There are five species of loons in one genus. Medium to large fish eating birds. Capture prey by diving and pursuing underwater. This loon, in full breeding splendor, was spotted in the open water in Acton Lake near the dam in Heuston Woods State Park. In full breeding color! Breeds in Alaska and Canada. (Photo: March 28, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens) For more Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Common_Loon.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.