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Title
Hooded Merganser Drakes
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A pair of Hooded Merganser drakes (male ducks) flying off together in the late afternoon. They had been socializing with other ducks, including some females, in a small pond on a cloudy day, but it was time to go!
From Cornell Labs: '“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.
They court in groups of one or more females and several males. The males raise their crests, expanding the white patch, often while shaking their heads. Their most elaborate display is head-throwing, in which they jerk their heads backwards to touch their backs, with crests raised, while giving a froglike croak.'
Photo taken on January 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado
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Won 1st Place in FAA's DUCKS GEESE OR SWANS IN FLIGHT contest, on 8/31/2021
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Descriptive tags and keywords for this image include mergansers, hooded mergansers, flying, hooded, hoodies, reflection, drakes, in flight, pair, lake, pond, water, ducks, waterfowl, lophodytes cucullatus, lophodytes, birds, avian, colorado, judi dressler, and dressler.
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January 30th, 2021
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Viewed 850 Times - Last Visitor from Romeo, MI on 04/23/2024 at 3:44 PM
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St. Louis, MO - United States
Revisiting your stunning flight photo, Judi! Congratulations on your first place in the Ducks Geese Or Swans In Flight contest! F/L
Lake View Terrace, CA - United States
Congratulations on your 1st place finish in the DUCKS GEESE OR SWANS IN FLIGHT MEMBERS ONLY contest.
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your first place win in the Ducks Flying contest! l/f
St. Louis, MO - United States
Stunning action photograph of a pair of Hooded Mergansers in flight with great timing, color, light, and perspective, Judi! F/L
Boise, ID - United States
Wow, fantastic image Judi! They look like low flying military fighters. L/F
Southampton, NS - Canada
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Promote Your Work Here and Get Noticed.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's featured image archive (l/f and pinned, www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/01-promote-your-work-here-get-noticed/)
Lake View Terrace, CA - United States
Wonderful work. Thank you for submitting your image to the Ducks, Geese and Swans Only Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Ramona, CA - United States
That closest duck is so crisp and clear despite all the movement; well done!
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