Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser)
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There is an advantage to living close to a river if you have an interest in nature photography.
This afternoon while out walking I stopped at one of the river lookouts and saw six Common Mergansers swimming down stream. Seeing these Mergansers made me realize that they were the first I had seen this summer. This years spring and summer seasons have brought a lot of rain, resulting in very high water levels at times, and I had wondered if any ducks along the river had been successful in their nesting.
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Later, while browsing through my picture files, I found I was able to document this Merganser species' presence on the river previous summers as early as June. Above is one of my favourites photos: a female Common Merganser and her young ducklings, taken in June, 2002.
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above: a male Common Merganser
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