Great Northern Diver
Juvenile
Taken on Belhaven Bay on 16th January 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Great Northern Diver.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A.:		 Gavia immer
Gaviiformes.
Gaviidae.
Great Northern Loon
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Breeding Period:
Shallow scrape at the water's edge.
Dives from the water surface for fish, crabs and invertebrates.
Breeding adults have a black head, white underparts,
and a checkered black-and-white mantle. Non-breeding
plumage is brownish, with the chin and foreneck white.
The bill is black-blue and held horizontally.
61 - 100 cms.
122 - 152 cms.
1 brood in April/June
Voice: