Diverse Divers
We’ve just been on another Brixham wildlife cruise skippered by Dave on Kelly’s Hero and run by Mike Langman. It’s been as brilliant as ever. We saw three different species of Divers (or Loons as Americans refer to them).
Here’s the Great Northern Diver I’m used to seeing in South Devon in winter. It’s got the familiar black collar and thick bill:
And here’s a Black Necked Diver in winter plumage, with its thin bill and white patch visible towards the rear, just above the waterline:
There was also a Red Necked Diver but for some reason I can’t find my photographs of it and I have no idea why. Maybe they were far too distant, out of focus and badly exposed. It wouldn’t be the first time.
More Great Northern Divers
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Snoozing Diver There's a Great Northern Diver in Brixham harbour. I climb down the slippery stone steps to sea-level and perch as… read more
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A Diver and a stampede It's dull here on Westray today, but when I get a WhatsApp group message that there's a report of a… read more
Great Northern Diver with a fish I've seen many Great Northern Divers catching and dismembering crabs but I've not seen one eating a fish before. Here's… read more
Close up with a Great Northern Diver As I drive past I can see there's a Great Northern Diver in Pierowall Bay. It's unusually close to the… read more
Drip It's always a delight to see a Great Northern Diver in Brixham harbour. What I'd really like to see is… read more
Down the hatch There's a Great Northern Diver in Brixham harbour. It's spent a short while removing the legs of a crab and… read more
The Crab and the Diver A trip to Brixham breakwater was a welcome break from writing, and organising my life. I love the Great Northern… read more