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Lophodytes cucullatus
First year male merganser is similar to female, with larger crest and without white on the face
floodwater
more floodwater birds
Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012
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http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/997... does this help at all. Photo 2 is a pair of adults
too confusing!
The lack of the bit of white the female has on her face! And the much larger crest. I later got a pic of an adult male. Hopefully it came out.
That indeed is a very interesting fact Karen! But then how can you tell whether it is a female or a 1st year male? Thanks for sharing. Amazing!