Lady Merganser
by Deena Stoddard
Title
Lady Merganser
Artist
Deena Stoddard
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Hooded is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest.
Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old.
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December 4th, 2013
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Richard Thomas
Superb portrait of a gorgeous duck, love the feather details and colour!! Great eye contact too! F&V#86
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