24 Dec - an inland Black-throated Diver is a rare occurrence, especially one that is confiding for the camera - so a visit to Arrow Lake was in order, on a beautiful, sunny, calm, mild Christmas Eve. The bird was doing a feeding circuit of the lake but came close at times, both backlit and in the sun......... but could travel a fair distance between dives. The distinctive white thigh-patch was obvious, alongside the scaly upperparts of a juvenile, as well as the smaller size and the more delicate head and bill (straight, as in a GND). Well worth the drive (incidentally, BTD is one of the better birds on my CWP, and Glos, list from back in a freeze-up in 1979 - thanks Dad for driving me !)
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