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Just Sold
03-12-2017, 02:59 PM
Female Hooded Merganser
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ishoot308
03-12-2017, 03:23 PM
Pretty sure that's a female hooded merganser. If you zoom in and look closely at the beak you can see the turned down end usually a dead give away for a merganser. The eared grebe has a pointed beak...

I could be wrong though....

Dan
Just Sold
03-12-2017, 04:11 PM
Pretty sure that's a female hooded merganser. If you zoom in and look closely at the beak you can see the turned down end usually a dead give away for a merganser. The eared grebe has a pointed beak...

I could be wrong though....

Dan

You are correct Dan. I updated my post.
chipj29
03-13-2017, 08:53 AM
Are you sure that's not just the wind blowing the feathers back to make it look hooded? :laugh:
Just Sold
03-13-2017, 08:08 PM
Are you sure that's not just the wind blowing the feathers back to make it look hooded? :laugh:
It was facing into the wind so no wind blown feathers here.