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My, What Big Eyes You Have

Sometimes Yellow-billed Loons are accidentally caught and drown in fishing nets. And occasionally the specimen gets sent to us for preparation. They are a strikingly large loon. Beautiful birds. And, wow, are their eyes big!

Rebecca Cheek demonstrates just how large a Yellow-billed Loon eyeball is.

Rebecca Cheek demonstrates just how large a Yellow-billed Loon eyeball is.

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This entry was posted in Bird collection, Education on 27 June 2016 by kevin.winker@alaska.edu.

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