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Red-throated Loon:
Ehrlich, Dobkin, and Wheye, in their 1988 publication "The Birder's Handbook", wrote "While loons may be thought to have been named for their crazy calls, the term actually is a corruption of the word loom which means 'lame' in the language of the Shetland Island, and refers to the awkwardness of these birds on land."
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Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon.
Image taken January 13, 2008.
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Blind Slough, Oregon, located approximately 15 miles east of Astoria, winds itself along the floodplain on the south side of the Columbia River. The concrete bridge across the Slough is a great place to photograph diving birds such as the Red-throated Loon. During the winter of 2007-2008 an Arctic Loon hung out. Apparently the fishing was good.
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Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon.
Image taken January 13, 2008.
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Fishing, Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon.
Image taken January 13, 2008.
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Saspal Slough, Oregon ...
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Red-throated Loon, adult winter plumage, Saspal Slough, Oregon.
Image taken January 13, 2008.
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