Homer, Alaska
After searching for the elusive YELLOW-BILLED LOON for several days during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, I finally found it paddling along the west side of the Homer Boat Harbor.
Then, aloof and alone, it floated serenely in a quiet location between the parking area and the dock. But not for long! An intense and prolonged preening session ensued to remove splitting feather sheaths and get its emerging plumage in flying condition.
What a joy to watch this magnificent red-eyed, star-spangled, yellow-billed loon preen, stretch, shake, roll, snorkel, paddle, dive, and repeat. Such a supreme, wise and ancient presence!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter on the road
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