red-throated loon molting into winter plumage

aquatic arctic autumn bay beak bill bird birding birds coast coastal daggerlike diver erie estuary feathered feathers gavia gavidae gaviiformes great lake lakes life loon marine migrating migratory molt molting natural nature north northern ocean ornithology pelagic plumage pond red redthroated river seabird seen stellata swimmer swimming throat throated tundra water waterfowl waters wild wildlife winter