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Hooded Merganser
jmorlan

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Following up on a tip, I checked out this urban park hoping to get better pictures of Hooded Mergansers. I was not disappointed. This adult male has its crest fully raised giving it a rather outrageous foppish profile. Fully raised crest is often part of a highly ritualized courtship display.
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Location
Vintage Park Lake, Foster City, California, USA.
Date taken
14 March 2022.
Scientific name
Lophodytes cucullatus
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Media information

Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
357
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
HoodedMerganserIMG_0789.jpg
File size
210 KB
Date taken
Mon, 14 March 2022 12:09 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 732px

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