Red-throated Loon: Kennebunk, Maine, USA — I still have lots of photos from Costa Rica to share, but with better weather I am out on my eTrike most days and seeing more of note in the backyard. This Red-throated Loon was hunting mussels on the very altered bed of Back Creek where flows under the bridge on its way to the Mousam River. Red-throated is not as common as, well Common Loon here, but it might just be a matter of overall numbers of the two species. I am always happy to see one…but I do check each one, since we had a Pacific one long ago Christmas Bird Count. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed and considerably enlarged in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4.5 @ 1/1000th.