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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Male Hooded Merganser - Photograph

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This is 1 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of a Hooded Merganser couple in Fairfield, CT this past week.

In this shot, the male Hooded Merganser is actually standing on a section of ice that stretched into the middle of the water. He preened for a short time, then settled down to rest. To his dismay, the ducks swimming around him decided he had a good idea, and soon they crowded around him on the ice.

This photograph is my entry for:

Camera Critters #303
 I'd Rather Be Birding
 Saturday's Critters #8

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4 comments:

  1. Hootin AnniJanuary 28, 2014 at 11:18 AM

    Oh my gosh...this is one of THE BEST Hooded Merganser images I've ever seen! And that includes Nat. Geo. magazines!!! Wow

    Thanks for linking up at the Bird D'Pot.

    Hootin' Anni
    and
    Anni @ I'd Rather B Birdin'

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  2. DaveJanuary 28, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    agreed with Anni..... stunning, simply stunning.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 28, 2014 at 3:24 PM

    He's very handsome!

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  4. eileeninmdJanuary 28, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    Pretty shot of the Hoodie! They are one of my favorite ducks! Enjoy your week ahead!

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