Woody's 2024 Photon Collection Project
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So are the dark ones males? Around here I've only seen the dark ones ... none like this that I remember.
Dark green almost black headed = male.
Common Merganser Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look...
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Dark green almost black headed = male.
Common Merganser Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look...
Thanks. Then I guess around here, it must be boys night out all the time.
And nope, those images in your link don't look familiar. I've only seen the males.