Thursday, March 10, 2022

Hooded Merganser

 Hooded Mergansers dive to catch aquatic insects, crayfish, and small fish. 


The male has a large white patch that varies in size when the crest is raised or lowered. 



Males court females by expanding this white, sail-like crest and making very low, gravelly, groaning calls.

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