These are Hooded Merganser. There were setting on a rock when I first saw them. They quickly jumped in the water and moved further away form my location.
~ Rick
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Last week we saw the male Hooded Merganser in the small creek near this pond. Today he was hanging out with his date in the pond. It is spring, so perhaps they are nesting nearby .. or just on a hot date.
~ Rick
We took a drive to Grand Lake St Marys this week. It was windy and the water was very choppy. That didn't chase the Red-breasted Merganser away.
We spotted several of them in this sheltered bay but when I attempted to take a photo, they took off. The second photo is a runaway as he ran into the sky.
The first photo is on the open water. These are diving ducks so they disapear for what seems like hours. Beautiful birds with great fishing skills.
~ Rick
This is a male and female Redhead. They are diving ducks, but I caught them with their heads above water. I know a few redheads, but most of them are human. 😱
~ Rick
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