Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch

Subject: Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
Place: Colorado River, Lake Havasu, AZ, USA
Date: March 5, 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6)
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: aperture priority matrix metered, natural light
Scan: Minolta Dimage; 85% of frame

Commentary: The Yellow-billed Loon is a very rare bird anywhere in the Lower 48, but recently has been seen with more frequency inland in the western US. I saw my first one only two years ago north of Albuquerque, NM

Lake Havasu is a 215 mile drive from Phoenix, but it was well worth the drive for such a rare bird and a great photo opportunity.