#Red-breasted merganser

[sugiichi]

Mergus serrator [ウミアイサ,Red-breasted Merganser]

ペアで仲良く😘

[besidethepath]

Red eyes and tangled hair, but it wasn't a hard night. The Red-breasted merganser looks like this.

[north-american-duck-poll]

Round 1 match 2A

The Red-breasted Merganser is sexually dimorphic, meaning the males look different from the females. The male has grey sides, black and white wings, a dark green head and, of course, a reddish-brown breast. They have an orange bill that is thin and serrated, which they use to catch fish.

The Ross’s Goose is not sexually dimorphic, which means males and females look the same. Like the Snow Goose, they have two colour morphs. White-morph birds are white all over with black wing tips and blue-morph birds have dark brown bodies and necks with white on their faces, bellies, and wings. They can be distinguished from Snow Geese by their smaller size and stubbier bill.

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[dansnaturepictures]

2/3/25-Beautiful views on another lovely sunny day, Red-breasted Merganser a key bird this weekend, Ravens and Pintails at Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve. I also loved seeing my first Eiders and Bearded Tit of the year, Brent Geese, Marsh Harrier, Redshank, Greenshank, gorse, lesser celandine and daffodils.

[sofiaslifelists]

Red-breasted Merganser

(Mergus serrator)

[blogbirdfeather]

Red-breasted Merganser - Merganso-de-poupa (Mergus serrator)

Setúbal/Portugal (22/12/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F6,3; 400 ISO]

[julianbashir]

song sparrow, american wigeon + canada goose, greater yellowlegs, and red-breasted merganser

marine park, new york

[capecodadventurepictures]

Red-breasted Merganser at the Cape Cod Canal 04/17/24

[johnjhalseth]

Gulf Breeze

Shoreline Park Pavilion

[piizunn]

ᓂᑐᐦᑕᒧᐏᐣ nitohtamowin, the act of listening (red breasted merganser)

2024

hand quilted scrap fabric and seed beads

as i worked on this piece at my home on the colonially occupied land of my native ancestors i thought about the words of palestinian poet marwan makhoul;

In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political

I must listen to the birds

and in order to hear the birds

the warplanes must be silent.

—

the colonizing genocidal power that continues to lay waste to my people, keeping us poor, unhoused, and sick is the one of the powers contributing to the genocide of palestinians. Indigenous liberation is intertwined globally, land back for me means land back for us all.

Métis (Otipemisiwak) demand a free Palestine.

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Red-breasted Mergansers Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

[sugiichi]

Mergus serrator [ウミアイサ,Red-breasted Merganser]

夜明けとともに川を上っていくペア。

[besidethepath]

A few days ago I posted pictures of a male red-breasted merganser. Here follow pictures of a female. Below once again the male.

[north-american-duck-poll]

Round 3 match 3B

Muscovy Ducks are non-migratory ducks that inhabit forested areas of South America, Central America, the coasts of Mexico, and a small area in Southern Texas. They primarily nest in tree cavities, though they are sometimes found nesting on the ground. Wild-type ducklings have dark brown bodies and yellow faces with a dark brown stripe that runs from the eye to the back of the head. Due to the widespread presence of feral Muscovy Ducks in the southern United States, other duckling colourations are common.

Red-breasted Mergansers nest in the boreal forest, a northern band of coniferous forests that run across the globe, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. They make their nests near water such as lakes, rivers, and marshes, and are the only North American mergansers to nest on the ground rather than in tree cavities. Ducklings look similar to adult females, with a grey back and ruddy brown neck and head. They have a dark brown eyestripe and a white eye ring.

[dansnaturepictures]

27/01/2024-Big Garden Birdwatch, Warblington and Hayling Island Oysterbeds

Photos taken in this set are of; the gorgeous Black Redstart which made the dream of the past two weeks when we first saw it come true by turning up when I was doing the Big Garden Birdwatch one of my best ever birds seen in this annual survey I love taking part in, my first Rock Pipit of the year at Hayling Island, beautiful views at Hayling Island in the ethereal winter sun with dramatic sky and sunset scenes and the Hayling Island bridge looking nice, one of my first Cattle Egrets of the year which it was amazing to see at Warblington this week such charismatic and beautiful birds, Roe Deers at Hayling Island it was great to see a Fox nearby and interacting with them too with one of the Roe Deer's facial expression interesting to see as the Fox went by and a Little Egret at Hayling Island.

In one of my best ever Big Garden Birdwatches this morning it really was extraordinary with my joint highest ever amount of species seen in one with ten it was also great to see Goldcrest which was a garden first, 2 Blackbirds, Blue Tit, 17 Starlings, 5 Collared Doves, 5 House Sparrows, 4 Goldfinches, 2 Woodpigeons and a Robin. Then this afternoon it was also great to see my first Great Northern Divers, Long-tailed Duck the stunning bird we saw here in December and Black-necked Grebes of the year at Hayling Island Oysterbeds. Other highlights at Hayling Island were Great Crested and Little Grebe, Avocet, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone, Brent Geese, Shelducks, Shoveler, Red-breasted Mergansers, Goldeneye, Song Thrush, Great Tit, Buzzard, daisy, gorse, teasel seed heads, thistle and yellow-horned poppy leaves with Wren and Mediterranean Gull heard. Little Egret, Pheasant, Redwing and Robin were other highlights at Warblington. A golden winter day of purity and natural bliss.

[admiralgiggles]

She must have been full because she didn’t dive much. These birds are excellent divers, too.