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Hooded Merganser ( drake)

Lophodytes cucullatus

Description:

This bird flew in with another brownish colored bird which looked like it had a bad hair day.Both the birds were fast swimmers and dived in the water for long periods of time.

Habitat:

local pond.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Hooded Merganser (Drake)
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser


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3 Comments

bradley2
bradley2 12 years ago

That's a Hooded Merganser.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

HaHa!
Both were difficult to photograph. They disappeared in the water for long periods of time . You could never tell which side they will appear. if they saw you they would swim away fast.

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Sounds like he had his girlfriend with him. ;)

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Fresno, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012

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