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Loon found on beach

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Any ideas on cause of death? It looks like it was cut open.
Sure looks like it. Terrible! First they cut open pelican pouches, now this? I know that some fishermen don’t like cormorants in particular (though they are fine with pelicans, ospreys, herons, frigatebirds, etc.)
 
Looks like a Red-throated Loon that's had an unfortunate accident. I don't think the picture is exactly suited for the gallery tbh.
 
@Great Argus
You’re right. I knew it was too white and had too straight of a bill. Anyway, loons are considered bad luck by superstitious fishers. That wound doesn’t quite look natural to me.
 
@Birdsage Since when? Did some searching for superstitions re loons and found only one old tale re loons being bad luck. Never heard of this before.
 

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United States - Wildlife
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Device
Google Pixel 6
Aperture
ƒ/1.85
Focal length
6.8 mm
Exposure time
1/11 second(s)
ISO
1728
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
PXL_20220315_005753854.jpg
File size
3.2 MB
Date taken
Mon, 14 March 2022 8:57 PM
Dimensions
3072px x 4080px

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