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; cropped from horizontal 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. This is part of series of photos I took there on a 430 mile day trip to see and photograph it.

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