Common Loon

Scientific Name: Gavia immer	Family: Gaviidae	Order: Gaviiformes
Size: 28-36 inches.	Range: "Summers in Canada and Alaska, winters down western coast"	Habitat: "Lakes, bays, ocean."

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Photo 1 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 2 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 3 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 4 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-13

I like this photographic technique of finding brightly-colored reflections to use as a backdrop.

Photo 5 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2013-01-18

Photo 6 of 14. Location: Lake Roosevelt. Date: 2009-07-25

Breeding plumage

Photo 7 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 8 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-13

Photo 9 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 10 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 11 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 12 of 14. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2009-01-16

Photo 13 of 14. Location: Morro Rock. Date: 2004-01-17

Photo 14 of 14. Location: Morro Rock. Date: 2004-01-17