Tag: #RedBreastedMerganser

Red Breasted Merganser 2

I got another chance to see this bird this week. It was about a mile south of where I saw it last. It is a juvenile male red-breasted merganser or a female.

It came to the mouth of a creek emptying into the Hudson River, but it originally stayed on the bank opposite me at quite a distance. Then it flew off.

Some geese started hanging out close to me for a while. It flew back, but this time closer to where I was. Not as close as I would want, but I will take it. My neck of the woods is in this type of merganser’s migration area. Where I took this photo appears to be above the area non breeding mergansers of this type would stay. Their breeding area is in the north of Canada. I have not seen any adult male mergansers around.

You never know what you will see. Happy Easter if you celebrate it!

Red-Breasted Merganser

It was dark and I was facing the sun’s direction when I took this, so not good lighting. It was also not close. Merlin gave me the Red-Breasted Merganser as a first choice. I think that is what it is, possibly an immature. It was skittish and stayed a distance out on the Hudson River, so I am not sure I will get another chance at getting another shot.

Red-Breasted Merganser

Have a happy Tuesday!