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31-JAN-2008 Lloyd Spitalnik

Common Loon

Barnegat Light, Ocean Co, NJ

Gavia immer

From the Bent life histories: "Mr. W. F. Ganong (1890) gives a full account of an instance where a young loon attempted to eat a fresh-water clam, by inserting its bill into the open shell of the mollusk, which was about 2 inches long; the young loon found the clam too strong for it and lost part of its bill in consequence."

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon 1.4X TC
1/1600s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

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