Hooded Merganser
by Bill Wakeley
Title
Hooded Merganser
Artist
Bill Wakeley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A drake Hooded Merganser getting a running start off the Housatonic River in New Milford CT.
Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old.
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January 27th, 2015
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