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The common merganser, Mergus merganser, is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. Female with chicks in water and riding on the back of the mother. Malheur NWR, Oregon.

Female goosander (Mergus merganser) with two ducklings on her back and one swimming behind her on dark water + background, facing left.

Common Merganser

Swimming pair of common merganser (Mergus merganser).

Common Merganser bird along a shoreline located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Common merganser male (drake) duck flying over water in Yellowstone Ecosystem in western USA of North America.

Common Merganser family swimming in a pond in Hokkaido.

Common Merganser with its chicks on its back, swimming on the water in a lake

A female common merganser, aka Mergus merganser swimming upstream

Goosander (Common Merganser) in flight

Common merganser running on ice

Mergus bird swims on the lake water

Ducks swimming in a stream

Merganser duck landing in river

Cure duck flying in Lake Maggiore

A Common Merganser glides through the air above a body of water, its dark green head, long red bill, and vivid red feet sharply defined against the blurred background. The bird’s wide wingspan and streamlined form capture the elegance of avian flight.

Pair of common mergansers (Mergus merganser) on a log in Connecticut's Bantam River, spring. Male in front, female in back. Known as goosander in Eurasia.

Scaly-breasted Merganser, Mergus squamatus, close-up detail portrait of duck with red bill, Canada in America. Merganser in the nature habitat near the water. Ocean bird portrait.

Male common merganser (Mergus merganser) eating fish.

Male Common Merganser Swimming On Peaceful Canal

Common merganser, mergus merganser, in autumn in Gaspesia, Quebec, Canada.

Common Mergansers are ducks found in forested habitats.The males are very different in appearance than the females, having green iridescent heads , black feathers and white bodies.Female mergansers have rusty , brown crested heads , gray bodies and a white chin patch. They can be found near fresh water, lakes and rivers and nest in tree cavities.They have a lifespan of approximately 14 years.

Common Merganser in flight over the Boise River Idaho

Common Merganser

Common Merganser bird in Yellowstone National Park

Common Merganser, Goosander, Mergus merganser, swimming on the Kleinhesseloher Lake in the English Garden at Munich, Germany

Flying male common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser)

Large Serreta swimming towards camera

L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. Breeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.Gregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.Expert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water. This a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.

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