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The black-throated loon ( Gavia arctica ), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific ...
Yellow-billed loon. The yellow-billed loon ( Gavia adamsii ), also known as the white-billed diver, is the largest member of the loon or diver family. Breeding adults have a black head, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle. Non-breeding plumage is drabber with the chin and foreneck white. Its main distinguishing feature is the ...
Black-throated loon, Arctic loon, or black-throated diver, Gavia arctica: Northern Europe and Asia, breeding inland and wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts [28] Pacific loon or Pacific diver, Gavia pacifica (formerly in G. arctica) northern Canada and eastern Siberia, and winters along the Pacific coast of North America Black-headed lineage
The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) ( Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and winters in northern coastal waters. Ranging from 55 to 67 centimetres (22 to ...
According to the royal family, the then-Prince Charles undertook a half-hour dive under Arctic ice at Resolute Bay, Canada, in 1975. “Years later, the King dived underwater onto the Mary Rose ...
The common loon or great northern diver ( Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent.
Cutting the ice hole with chainsaws. Ice diving is a type of penetration diving where the dive takes place under ice. [ 1][ 2] Because diving under ice places the diver in an overhead environment typically with only a single entry/exit point, it requires special procedures and equipment. Ice diving is done for purposes of recreation, scientific ...
Synonyms. Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758. Trichechus rosmarus Linnaeus, 1766. The walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus Odobenus.