Dental issues...
Nicknamed Grimace, s/he's not snarling at us, M Aichmerga just has an 'overbite' anomaly on the left side of his (her?) young bill.... Juvenile Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) of Small Belmont Pond, Kelowna, BC. Hard to tell if this is a female or a non-breeding male. Because of the orange on the lower mandible, I'm inclined to see a female, but there's much more black as one would expect from a non-breeding male....
Dental issues...
Nicknamed Grimace, s/he's not snarling at us, M Aichmerga just has an 'overbite' anomaly on the left side of his (her?) young bill.... Juvenile Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) of Small Belmont Pond, Kelowna, BC. Hard to tell if this is a female or a non-breeding male. Because of the orange on the lower mandible, I'm inclined to see a female, but there's much more black as one would expect from a non-breeding male....