the cultivation of all bird species : about birds wisniewski

about birds wisniewski

Adult: Large 55 cm.slender-bodied diving waterbird,well streamlined for swimming.watch for slim,pale,upturnet beak.looks hump-backed in flight,with rapid deep wingbeats,throat often looks blackish.in winter grey,flecked white above,white below.sexes similar.

Habitat: Breeds on N european coasts and moorland lakes,winters on coastal seas,also on fresh waters.

Nest: always close to water.

Voice: cackling calls,breeding season only.

General: widespread in habitat,never numereus black-throated diver(G.arctica) straighter dark beak;great northern diver(G immer):heavy angular head,massive beak.