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ID help, please - loon?

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Apr 29, 2011 19:42 |  #1

Another Alaskan "what the heck is it" bird. I thought it was a loon but I can't find a picture online that matches...

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Apr 29, 2011 21:11 |  #2

Looks different than the "Common" Loons I see in Wisconsin, but enough like a Loon that I am betting that your right about that part of it.

Someone here will know what kind, I am sure.

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Apr 29, 2011 21:40 as a reply to  @ PhotoFranz's post |  #3

it looks like a Guillemot to me, but I'm not really sure - and a nice shot of it!

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Apr 29, 2011 22:09 |  #4

Common murre. Nice one, too.
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Apr 29, 2011 22:19 |  #5

I believe Rex is right, nice shot

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Apr 29, 2011 22:20 |  #6

Common Murre it is, nice image.




  
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Apr 29, 2011 22:25 |  #7

Thanks so much, everyone! So I picked up three life birds on that trip as well: common murre, thick-billed murre, and pigeon guillemot. Not to mention roughly a kazillion shots of eagles (I'm still processing some even now!).

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Apr 29, 2011 22:27 |  #8

Nice catch there, Judy! Great colors.

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Apr 30, 2011 04:48 |  #9

nicely captured Judy




  
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Apr 30, 2011 05:05 |  #10

nwyman wrote in post #12319535 (external link)
it looks like a Guillemot to me, but I'm not really sure - and a nice shot of it!

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It's not a Loon, unless there is such a thing as a Guillemot Loon :D

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