Hooded merganser (behaviour)

Brilliant capture of this magnificent bird Pepe, tfs mate!

Absolutely delightful behaviour shot of this wonderful drake Pepe! A pleasure to see, many tfs!

Chris

They are handsome drakes Pepe...Two super captures mate.

First class hair style Pepe ! Great detailed and clear shot , great IQ , exposure , colors and lighting , many tfs mf

mo

Lovely shot Pepe and a fine brace today.

A wonderful close-up of this beauty. Excellent lighting and detail.

TFS for your advice.:t: I already got some ID entries. I simply could not find/see the thread you mentioned. No idea what went wrong.

Found the thread !! Very interesting infos about hybrids et cetera. The one I captured is not a captive falcon. Indeed a similarity to the shown falcon but I still believe (means I do not know) that this is a question of maturity and gender of the bird. Many explanations or occurrences are thinkable.
I thought of a hybrid as well but I guess, maybe I am wrong, that it is just a "normal" falcon.

A lovely picture Pepe They're beautiful birds, aren't they.

I guessed he (or his parents) jumped the wire at some point LOL

Two fantastic images of this Merganser Pepe. Both so beautifully captured.

:eek!: I wish I knew what this display was about! Unfortunately, I don't speak mergansish

Pretty boy, he wants everyone to know it too (lol). Two great posts of this handsome male Pete!!!