Black-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)

These streamlined diving birds sit low in the water and dive with consummate ease. On land they are clumsy, barely able to walk with their legs so far back on their bodies.

Text (c) RSPB, used with permission
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/black-throated-diver/

Location: Scotland

Photographer: Tim Tapley

These streamlined diving birds sit low in the water and dive with consummate ease. On land they are clumsy, barely able to walk with their legs so far back on their bodies.

Text (c) RSPB, used with permission
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/black-throated-diver/

Location: Scotland

Photographer: Tim Tapley