2024-01-30 - Hooded Merganser sighting

^z 24th August 2024 at 8:11pm

in a small pond, with 🦘! ... see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_merganser :

"... The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. ..."

1.01 mi 24:44 24:26 /mi

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