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Goosander (female)

Mergus merganser merganser

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Field Notes

Description:

The goosander (Common merganser in North America) is a large duck found in rivers and lakes of forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. The female has a reddish-brown head, white chin, and white secondary feathers on the wing.

Habitat:

Rivers, lakes. Spotted here on Lake Geneva near the shore.

Notes:

The goosander is a resident breeder on Lake Geneva, but more arrive from further north in the winter as this bird is a partial migrant. Does it look cold? Temp. -14 degrees Celsius… I would think of going further south!

Reference Links:

Common Merganser

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Comments (12)
MarcoSepulvedaLeón
Last year I was in Freiburg, and when I trying take a picture of this bird...I saw a Wasseramsel!!! jeje, I like it so much...finally I take a picture of the wasseramsel :)
DanielePralong
I am glad you enjoyed your time there Antonio! I looking forward to your further spottings.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautifull daniele,i have been this weekend in your country :) and i spotted one to.http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9869536 By the way,Switzerland is a fantastic country,very well organized and beautiful in all senses,congrats Daniele in next days i'll load several spottings from there,mostly birds
DanielePralong
Thanks for your comment Mick! Mergus serrator is very rare in Switzerland... I've never seen them but I would love to!
MickGrant
Very nice series - female Merganser is simmilar at distance ( Mergus serrator - smaller in size) in appearance but head to neck buff colour runs into body.
DanielePralong
Thanks Emma and Karen! Emma I thought about it, and then for a change decided to make the whole duck the top pic :-)
KarenL
Lovely series Daniele!
HemaShah
beautiful Daniel!! I would make picture number three ,#!.

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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012

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