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Title	Common loon
Alternative Title	Gavia immer
Creator	Maslowski, Steve
Description	The common loon is best known for its call and is one of the most recognizable wilderness sounds. The loon is a large bird, about 28 to 36 inches, and has a thick, pointed, black bill. In breeding plumage the loon's head and neck are black with white bands and the back is black with white spots. They eat fish, but may occasionally eat shellfish, frogs, and aquatic insects.
Subject	Aquatic birds Birds
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date of Original	1995
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Item ID	WV-2164-CD36
Source	NCTC Image Library
Language	English
Rights	Public Domain
Audience	General
File Size	1.71 MB
Height	3150
Width	2092
Color Space	RGB
Original Format	35 mm slide
Full Resolution File Size	9.00 x 12.00 inches, 300 dpi (high, print quality)
Full resolution	Volume1\2164.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume1\2164.jpg
Date created	2006-01-09
Date modified	2009-09-28