common merganser

Too bad it was such a grey day. No catchlight, so she looks nearly eye-less :( Still ... not every day I get such close shots of the Goosanders. They tend to be more camera-shy.

I am not sure if this is going to work!

Female common merganser facing the wind, not the best day for hairstyle.

Adult female

Female Goosander giving the camera a toothy grin. I may share another shot or two of her later.

Another day and here was another of my hoped for Lockdown ticks on the river walk. I love these guys, they're so handsome I think, how I managed to get him framed in there just don't ask, as I've no clue LOL

Since people seem to enjoy seeing one of these birds out of the water, here's another shot of her. I got three shots of her. The cartoon pose one, one where her head is turned in perfect profile but she is out of focus, and this one. Her beak is pointed right at the camera so you can't see many...

Went for a walk the other day and saw this female Merganser walking back and forth on the other side of a large stream. I grabbed this shot just before she took off. This pose makes her look like a Loony Toons cartoon character, lol

Common Merganser couple

Common merganser mother and ducklings

I got to close to this Merganser, so off it went. They are big bird, so they run on the water until the get airborne.

In case you haven't figured out what this is, well, it is Common Merganser fishing. This one was swimming in a straight line, very fast, with it's head almost under water. Strange to watch it do it's thing.

Another Common Merganser. I have seen several this year.

This female Merganser was preening herself and she seems to have been upset with me.

I caught this female Common Merganser preening at my local lake. Their crest always looks like it could stand some hair spray.

aka Common Merganser

aka Common Merganser

It was a cold winter day, but at least the sun was out. The highlight was my first capture of this handsome male

Female