Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata
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The Red-throated Loon (or Red-throated Diver) is the smallest and lightest of the loons and one of the most widely distributed of the loon family. They breed in the far-northern hemisphere if North America, Europe and Asia.
Red-throated Loons primarily eat fish but will also eat mollusks, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and plant material.
Juvenile
12/23/2014 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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Juvenile
01/08/2015 - Bodega Bay, CA
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1st summer
06/09/2010 - Bodega Bay, CA
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1st summer
06/09/2010 - Bodega Bay, CA
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03/17/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
03/25/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
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Notice the bent bill
10/27/2008 - Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA
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10/27/2008 - Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA
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12/08/2008 - Berkeley Marina; Berkley, CA
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