A white duck with a dark head and long red bill is taking off from the waters of a marsh. This is a male Common Merganser. Common Mergansers forage in a range of habitats, including streams, rivers, lakes, coastal bays, and marshes, typically hunting in waters shallower than thirteen feet. They breed on this marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, arriving here in late March or early April as ice melts and open water returns.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsInFlight. Here’s a male Common Merganser taking off in a marsh. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#CommonMerganser #Birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #ducks #wetlands

A female Common Merganser swimming on a river, shown in profile. The bird has a shaggy brown crest, a slender red bill, a white throat, and a gray body. The water surface shows ripples with blue and green reflections, and some highlights appear slightly overexposed. 川面を泳ぐカワアイサのメスを横から捉えた写真。茶色の冠羽、細長い赤いくちばし、白い喉、灰色の体が見える。水面には青や緑の反射があり、波紋が広がっており、一部に白飛びしたハイライトが見られる。

A Common Merganser that ended up a bit overexposed. Getting the “right” exposure is harder than it looks 😓🪶
#水曜日は水鳥日 今日から新年度ですね♪
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #CommonMerganser #カワアイサ #birds #野鳥

A gray duck with a reddish-brown head and a shaggy crest is perched on a rock on the shore of a lake. This is a female Common Merganser. This photo was taken at the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, New York. The Adirondack Interpretive Center offers 3.6 miles of interpretive nature trails and a variety of educational programs on Adirondack natural history.

Today’s #birdoftheday theme is #RuffledFeathers. Here’s a #CommonMerganser, with a crest blowing in the wind. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #ducks #AdirondackDucks

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Preeners&Scratchers. An #EasternBluebird fledgling with an itch, #CommonMerganser preening, and #NorthernPintails who think preening is best in a group. #birds #wildlife #nikonZ #EastCoastKin #pennsylvania #birdphotography #nature

Common Merganser
My first trip to the Humber River this year.
#birds #humberriver #commonmerganser

Common Merganser
My first trip to the Humber River this year.
#birds #humberriver #commonmerganser

#birdoftheday is #splash #CommonMerganser running on water being judged.
Taken with a #CanonR5 on a 200-800mm #birds #wildlifephotography

The Male Common Merganser. I was so happy with this shot based on how close this guy was. Still needed my 600mm lens though. #commonmerganser #waterfowlphotography #waterfowl #duckphotography #nature #naturephotography #weirdduckwinter

Common Mergansers doing a fly-by up the river
Fox River Preserve
#commonmerganser #birding #birdingphotography #birdphotography

Happy Thursday! My #bainbridgeislandbirds continues with the Common Merganser. I see these guys a lot on my daily walks by the bay. I hope you are having a great week! 😊 #birdart #pacificnorthwestbirds #commonmerganser

A Common Merganser duck is about to land in rushing dam waters to do a little fishing.

A Common Merganser duck is splooshing down in rushing dam waters. It's about to be brave and head towards the dam in father waters diving for fish.

The Common Mergansers are fearless at the dam. Last weekend I saw them splooshing in the turbulent dam waters and diving upstream against the rushing waters for fish. They were amazing to watch.
#CommonMerganser #dams

Rob has chosen #Ducks for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
@robcrank68.bsky.social

#1 #CommonMerganser (Female)

#2 Unknown Duck
I spotted this gorgeous duck in Byron, Ca, several years ago. I am not sure what it is, maybe Muscovy?

#Birds #Birding #Nature #Birds!🦉 #Photography

A group of Common Goldeneyes swimming on a river in winter. Among them, a Common Merganser with a longer red bill and brown head is mixed in with the flock. 冬の川を泳ぐホオジロガモの群れ。その中に、細長い赤い嘴と褐色の頭部をもつカワアイサが1羽混ざっている。

There’s one bird in the group pretending nothing’s out of place 🤣🪶
#水曜日は水鳥日 ということで、群れの中にしれっと混ざってるやーつ😳
なんとなく霞んでるのは川霧のせい😶‍🌫️
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #CommonGoldeneyes #ホオジロガモ #CommonMerganser #カワアイサ #birds #野鳥

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Netherlands

#GroteZaagbek
#CommonMerganser
#MergusMerganser

2026/01/09 撮影

１年振りに見に行った。約２ｋｍの範囲に昨年は１７羽、今回は２０羽を確認できた。最大の群れは９羽だった。
#野鳥 #カワアイサ
#birds #CommonMerganser

Ein Graureiher steht auf einem Bein auf einem Steg am See und streckt den einen Flügel aus. Dahinter schwimmt ein Gänsesäger.

Morgendliches Dehnen. Daily Stretching.

#Graureiher #Gänsesäger #Greyheron @everyheron.bsky.social #Commonmerganser #birds 🪶

male Common Merganser

Caught this male Common Merganser down at the Grand River today in the snow.
#commonmerganser #birdphotography #canadianwildlife #wildlifephotography #grandriver #kitchener #ontario #gripskw #a6700 #sonyalpha #winterbirds

2 birds, a mother in back and her duckling in front. They are resting on pebbles with bits of green foliage surrounding them. The mother fishing duck has a rusty brown head & crest with a long deep red bill that has a hook on the end. Her body is a light grey. The duckling has a rusty brown back & top of the head. The chin & breast feathers are white. It has a stripe underneath it's eye, running from the base of the bill to the rust brown.

#Birds #CommonMerganser #BirdOfTheDay #DucksOutOfWater Rob's alternative BOTD, is a female Common Merganser and one of her ducklings having a bit of a rest on the pebbled shore.

Daily Peace Post

Please enjoy this post and share this peace offering with someone who needs a few seconds of peace in their day.

If you like this peace post, please❤️it, repost it, and follow for more….

#duck #commonmerganser
#peace #peacepost #story #storytelling #onewordstory

#BirdOfTheDay

I searched my archives and this was the only #DuckOutOfWater I could find.
A #CommonMerganser at #HenryCowellRedwoods SP near #Felton, #California.

#HunterFranklinPics #Ducks #Birds #BirdsOfBluesky

From a Safe Distance
Late in the year and early Winter, the bay is unfrozen.
Something stalking the shoreline, attempting to remain hidden.
From your watery sanctuary, you are safe and aware.

#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #sijo #nature #bird #commonmerganser

Go Blue Jays go...........
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #CommonMerganser #EastCoastKin #photography #NikonZ9 #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds #BlueJaysBaseball

#BirdOfTheDay for Friday, 31 October 2025.
Theme: #hiding.
Clay-coloured Sparrow singing its heart out.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #CommonMerganser #EastCoastKin #photography #NikonZ9 #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds

#BirdOfTheDay for Friday, 31 October 2025
Theme: #hiding
Great Horned Owlets
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #CommonMerganser #EastCoastKin #photography #NikonZ9 #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds

#BirdOfTheDay for Thursday, 30 October 2025.
Theme: #OddAngles
Mountain Bluebird bringing food for its nestlings!!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #CommonMerganser #EastCoastKin #photography #NikonZ9 #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds

#BirdOfTheDay for Wednesday, 29 October 2025.
Theme: #funny
Bad hairdo!!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #CommonMerganser #EastCoastKin #photography #NikonZ9 #PhotographersUnited #AlbertaBirds #CanadaBirds

Ripples, reflection, and a Common Merganser. 🌊🪶 #commonmerganser #canadianbirds #birdsoftheworld #birdsofperu #birding #birdphotography #birds #ornithology #birdnerd #birdwatching

A common merganser stretching its wings in a pond on Vinalhaven, Maine

#merganser #commonmerganser #duck #bird #wildlife #nature #vinalhaven #maine

A tiny Bufflehead and two large Common Mergansers look like friends with different assignments for a holiday potluck.

At the holiday potluck, are you bringing the main course like the huge Common Mergansers 🐟, or the side dish like the tiny Bufflehead 🐛? Tag your crew and assign roles! 👇

#birds #nature #Bufflehead #CommonMerganser #wildlife #photography