Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Red-breasted Mergansers


During my last wetlands visit I was surprised when a small flock of immature Red-breasted Mergansers landed about my hiding spot



The young birds were mildly alarmed by my presence; taking evasive action disappearing into the brush surrounding the marsh.

This was the first time that I had ever encountered immature mergansers in our area and had been unaware that any mergansers nested here.
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13 comments:

  1. Tim RucciThu Aug 13, 12:05:00 AM EDT

    Nice shots, Coy. I don't think I've ever seen the youngsters of this species before. Thanks for sharing

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  2. This Is My Blog - fishing guyThu Aug 13, 08:08:00 AM EDT

    Salty: Those were some neat shots of the little ducks.

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  3. MontanagirlThu Aug 13, 10:20:00 AM EDT

    Great captures, Coy. I have never seen any of these before.

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  4. imacThu Aug 13, 12:21:00 PM EDT

    Wonderful captures Coy, really love the 2nd shot tho, really cute, and tufty, Like a punk rocker.lol.

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  5. photowannabeThu Aug 13, 12:50:00 PM EDT

    I have now learned a new duck name. I love the crest on these young-uns.

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  6. ElaineThu Aug 13, 02:38:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful shots. To have them land in front of you must have felt like a gift from heaven.

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  7. MeggieThu Aug 13, 03:12:00 PM EDT

    What a pleasant, beautiful surprise! Glad you were able to "capture" the moment.

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  8. MicheleThu Aug 13, 04:28:00 PM EDT

    I have not seen nor heard of the Mergansers but what an interesting little duck. They appear to be quite fast little swimmers.
    The different little plumage on the heads, are they because of male and female or because of age?
    They are adorable and you were lucky to be in that spot at the right time!

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  9. MelThu Aug 13, 04:46:00 PM EDT

    Great shots! The second one is my favourite!

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  10. LeedraThu Aug 13, 06:32:00 PM EDT

    They always appear to be having a 'bad hair' day.

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  11. AnonymousSat Aug 15, 08:24:00 AM EDT

    Sure they are not hooded mergansers (which are common through out PA and will use wood duck boxes to nest in)?

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  12. ChrisSat Aug 15, 02:32:00 PM EDT

    Hi Coy,
    These are fantastic shots of a bird I'm not gonna see over here!! Maybe I'll have to travel to the other continent one day!

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  13. CatherineTue Aug 18, 09:27:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful!! Love the second shot~the colors..and so serene!
    Caat

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Coy