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Wood Duck or Carolina Duck(male) and Hooded Merganser(male)

Aix sponsa(wood duck) and Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser)

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Spotted at Montréal Biodôme, Quebec, Canada

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6 Comments

yulia8473
yulia8473 12 years ago

Gordon, i wasnt sure about hooded merganser but i lightened out the picture and now it is cofirmed - male))) and yes definitely a wood duck male as well. thanks

MitchRay
MitchRay 12 years ago

Two cavity nesting waterfowl in one shot. Gotta love it.

UnckieBob
UnckieBob 12 years ago

Doesn't look like a mallard at all. :-)

MitchRay
MitchRay 12 years ago

I'm with Gordon on this one.

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

The bird on the left is a wood duck (Aix sponsa). The duck on the right is probably a hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).

UnckieBob
UnckieBob 12 years ago

Looks like a mallard on the left.

yulia8473
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yulia8473

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Spotted on Oct 30, 2010
Submitted on Apr 30, 2011

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