Red-throated Diver swimming on a Finnish pond

Red-throated Diver swimming on a Finnish pond - Red-throated Diver
Martinselkonen, Suomussalmi, Finland (June 2013)

This photo was taken on a Nature Images Finland Bears trip led by Mark Sisson. Click here to see Mark's blog posting on the trip. The Diver was located on a small lake which was about a 20-minute drive from Martinselkosen Eräkeskus.

Status is Least Concern. Also known as Red-throated Loon. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) / Wikipedia
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1000

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