Pacific Loon
(
Gavia pacifica
)
Photographed in Monterey California, by Jim Rosso.
In the bottom picture there is a
Clark's Grebe
in the background. Consider the differance in the neck shape between the grebe and the loon.
Gaviiformes
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Other members of the genus Gavia:
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon