Photo of Animalia: Yellow-billed Loon (species: Gavia adamsii)

Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)

© Len Blumin

Another look and the huge bill, showing yellow at the tip, failure of the manbibles to be properly opposed ("open bill"), and the dramatic upwawd curve of the lower mandible. I read that juveniles are more likely to have the open bill structure.

Photo taken on 28 Nov 2008

Photograph location coordinates are 38.333633:-123.05195.