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Bird ID
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03/25/16 01:29 AM
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Elkhunter49
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Can anyone ID this crab eater that was in the slough behind my house this evening? Cell phone photo so it may be tough. He can dive for over 2 minutes and caught two crabs in the 10 or so minutes I watched him!!
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Re: Bird ID
[Re: Elkhunter49]
#6235884
03/25/16 01:35 AM
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TexFlip
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Bird ID
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03/25/16 01:39 AM
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Elkhunter49
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Thats what I thought as well but he's twice the size of any loon I've ever seen. Color looks like a Loon thou.
Last edited by Elkhunter49; 03/25/16 01:48 AM.
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Re: Bird ID
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03/25/16 04:22 PM
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TonyinVA
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Coloring looks like a red throated loon.
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Re: Bird ID
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03/25/16 04:47 PM
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Elkhunter49
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I think you guys are correct. He's a crab eating machine for sure!
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Re: Bird ID
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03/25/16 05:12 PM
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texasgal
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Red-throated aren't typically found in Texas and they are small.
Probably a non-breeding Common Loon, which would be migrating through. And they are big.
Great find!
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Re: Bird ID
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#6236600
03/25/16 10:27 PM
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Mr. Clean
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Juvenile or younger "Common Loon."
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Re: Bird ID
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03/28/16 07:47 AM
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Kimber1911
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As always excellent photo buddy
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