Drake and Hen Hooded Mergansers
A pair of hooded mergansers swim along in a small canal along the road in the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge. Like most waterfowl, these birds will mate together for many seasons and will migrate each year with each other. Swimming in north Idaho.
The Hooded Merganser is a small duck and is the only member of the genus "Lophodytes". Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, the head is black and the sides of the duck are reddish-brown. The adult female has a reddish crest, with much of the rest of the head and body a greyish-brown.
Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
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Uploaded Apr 13, 2015. Captured Mar 19, 2015 15:15 in Unnamed Road, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA.
