The adult female merganser was giving her young brood a little space to explore the world around them.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY
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July 4, 2025 at 8:13 pm
Wow! I had to look up hooded mergansers – I’ve never seen them before. Great picture 🙂
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July 5, 2025 at 6:17 pm
Thank you.,we get to see them just a few times a year.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Nice!
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July 3, 2025 at 11:17 pm
Let them explore their own, yes. Lovely, Belinda.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:15 pm
Thank you.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:20 pm
Nice to see the up and coming generation… they’re growing fast!
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July 3, 2025 at 6:34 pm
It makes me happy to see as well 😊
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July 3, 2025 at 10:50 am
The feathers on the head remind me of the 1960s style beehive hair women wore in those days. ❤️
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July 3, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Or a punk rocker 😊
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July 3, 2025 at 7:01 pm
Good one, Belinda! 👍🏻☺️
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July 3, 2025 at 10:00 am
What a beautiful photo and it must have been so lovely watching them
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July 3, 2025 at 6:29 pm
Thank you! It’s always nice to see a mother duck and her young.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:57 am
Oh Belinda, this is such a treat! To see any mergansers is wonderful and then the little ones too! Thank you.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Thank you, Jet. A sight I don’t see too often.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:37 am
What a great sighting see chicks!!
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July 3, 2025 at 6:25 pm
Thank you, Deborah. This was taken from a fair distance so I was pretty pleased 😊
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July 4, 2025 at 4:13 pm
I would be too!😊
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July 3, 2025 at 8:08 am
They’re good mothers.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:59 am
Lovely to see how cautious – but not too overprotective – the mom is when out and about. Looks like a large body of water, Belinda. Who are their main predators?
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July 4, 2025 at 5:07 pm
I liked that too. I think the young are at risk from snapping turtles and hawks. It’s a dangerous time for these young ones.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:41 am
Lovely family!
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July 3, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Thank you!
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July 3, 2025 at 1:56 am
A lovely photo, Belinda. 😊 We have hooded mergansers here, too, but I rarely ever see the males. Their headdresses are quite something! Cheers.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Thank you, Lynette! Amazing dos for sure 😊
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