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Red-breasted Merganser (Male)

Mergus serrator

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

A large diving duck with a long thin bill, the Red-breasted Merganser is found in large lakes, rivers and the ocean. It prefers salt water more than the other two species of merganser. Cornell Lab

Habitat:

Siesta Key in the Gulf of Mexico

Notes:

The Red-breasted Merganser breeds farther north and winters farther south than the other American mergansers.

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Comments (4)
ceherzog
Thanks Patty...that's the first & only time I saw that species on Siesta Key.
patty
Beautiful bird and picture ceherzog =)
ceherzog
This was the first time I had seen a male in breeding plumage...a treat. He had a harem of about a dozen females with him!

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PublishedMarch 18, 2012

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