[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at the Pawnee National Grassland, Briggsdale, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 5, 2016)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at the Pawnee National Grassland, Briggsdale, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 5, 2016)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at south Van Tassell Road, Van Tassell, Wyoming, . Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 07, 2018)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at South Van Tassell Road, Van Tassell, Wyoming. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 08, 2018)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at South Van Tassell Road, Van Tassell, Wyoming. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 08, 2018)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Large-billed (McCown's) Longspur was photographed at South Van Tassell Road, Van Tassell, Wyoming. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 08, 2018)

[Length 32 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Common Loon was photographed at Land of the Loon Resort, Anglin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 19, 2018)

[Length 32 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

Common Loons occur in northern North America, Greenland, and Iceland. In North America they are the universal symbol of the "wild north". They breed in the northeastern US and all across Canada and Alaska. This one, fading into drab winter plumage, was photographed in the late fall at Bodega Bay in northern California, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 32 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

This Common Loon was photographed at Scarlet Colley's birds and dolphins boat trip, Port Isabel, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 5, 2016)