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Mergus serrator
A large diving duck with a long thin bill, the Red-breasted Merganser is found in large lakes, rivers and the ocean. It prefers salt water more than the other two species of merganser. Cornell Lab
Siesta Key Beach Gulf of Mexico: FL
This bird was ashore & obviously very tired...it was able to fly when disturbed by people. I watched it for about an hour and it finally made it back out and started feeding.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2012
Submitted on Dec 13, 2012
7 Comments
you're welcome & yeah (tomia) is a very nice word to use.. I like it :)
Hey...neat article...now I can say "tomia" rather than saw-toothed bill or teeth. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Sukaina...don't know that they are teeth but I did notice the saw-toothed bill..I could not see that until I got the photo up on the computer.
wow! its teeth are clearly shown in the first picture!!
nice spotting!
Thanks Cole!
Pretty nice!