Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hooded Merganser is an extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are 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.
Surrey BC Canada
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hooded Merganser is an extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are 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.
Surrey BC Canada