A male and female Hooded Merganser are swimming side by side but in opposite directions. The female has just surfaced from a dive and has water droplets sliding off her head and back. The male is displaying with its white and black hood standing upright. The male’s yellow eye and auburn body add a bit of color in an otherwise brown and grey early spring scene.

A pair of #HoodedMergansers provide nice #SideProfiles for today’s #BirdoftheDay.

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Gray and white bird flying into air spreading out its feathers while calling

Gray and white bird flying into air spreading out its feathers while calling

Gray and white bird flying into air spreading out its feathers while calling

Gray and white bird flying into air spreading out its feathers while calling

Northern mockingbird displaying, calling and trying to drive away other birds from its high perch.

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