Flying Hooded Merganser Couple
by Judi Dressler
Title
Flying Hooded Merganser Couple
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Male and female Hooded Merganser flying off during mating season, hoping to raise a family together in Lakewood, CO
From Cornell Labs: '“Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest. Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old.
They court in groups of one or more females and several males. The males raise their crests, expanding the white patch, often while shaking their heads. Their most elaborate display is head-throwing, in which they jerk their heads backwards to touch their backs, with crests raised, while giving a froglike croak.'
Photo taken on March 23rd, 2018 in Littleton, Colorado
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Comments (32)
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Judi - Your wonderful image has been Featured in the All COLORADO group. Please add it to the 2022 Featured Archives group discussion. L/F
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #18 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Judi Dressler
Thanks to the buyer from Timmonsville, SC who bought a face mask of this image on 1/1/21!
Wes Iversen
Great timing on this excellent in-flight capture, Judi! They are in perfect harmony with their wing positions... :-) L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
Sensational! Thank you for your submission to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group, where this image is now featured on the homepage. L/F
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous flight photograph of a pair of Mergansers, with great wing positions, perspective, colors, and clarity, Judi! F/L