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Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Description:

A small fish-eating duck of wooded ponds, the Hooded Merganser nests in holes in trees. It is frequently seen on shallow waters where its only waterfowl companion is the Wood Duck. Cornell Lab

Habitat:

Urban Park: Laurel Park Venice FL

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4 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Beautiful Claire!!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

fantastic pics ceherzog !!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice series

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 8, 2011
Submitted on Dec 9, 2011

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