Yin and Yang
These two common mergansers gave me quite different profiles as they stood on the log just underneath the waters at Spenard Crossing in Anchorage, Alaska. This is one of those bird species that appears to have a fairly big safety bubble as they don't like you to get too close to them. I was observing from the shore behind some grass and didn't seem to spook them much.
Taken 14 October 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Yin and Yang
These two common mergansers gave me quite different profiles as they stood on the log just underneath the waters at Spenard Crossing in Anchorage, Alaska. This is one of those bird species that appears to have a fairly big safety bubble as they don't like you to get too close to them. I was observing from the shore behind some grass and didn't seem to spook them much.
Taken 14 October 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska.