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Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Habitat:

Slow flowing river

Notes:

I got this picture with a disposable camera when I was a lot younger, so I apologize for the zoom. The females of the common and red-breasted species are very similar. I separated these birds by habitat mostly. The Common likes rivers and rarely visits bays. On the other hand, the Red-breasted like salt bays and does not inhabit rivers at all.

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JoshuaGSmith
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JoshuaGSmith

California, USA

Spotted on Jul 8, 2014
Submitted on Jul 8, 2014

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