Thursday, February 05, 2009

Red-Breasted Merganser !

I never saw this kind of sea duck until a few weeks ago. Probably because they are winter ducks and until this year I never got to get out during the day.I just call them "punk ducks" and I think the name fits. I threw in a gull resting,I was all around this gull clicking away at the "punk duck". As close as two feet and the gull didn't bat an eye!





5 comments:

  1. Photo #3 would make a great mousepad!

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  2. My gosh I would be thrilled to see a Merganser! Lucky you and nice shots Jay!

    Sharon

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  3. As I was going through a couple shots I took at the beach recently, turns out there is a pair of Hooded Mergansers out there in the water! They couldn't be seen with the naked eye but once I enlarged the photo, sure enough, there they were. Along with a Common Eider. Wish I could have seen them up close though.

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  4. Anonymous9:24 PM

    FYI these are male Red-breasted Mergansers, cool to catch them vocalizing. Cheers!

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  5. Thanks! I have trouble with bird names!

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