A female or juvenile male red-breasted mergenser swims, causing ripples in the water, in High Lake, Manitoba, Canada.

A female/juvenile male red-breasted mergenser. #birds #birding #red-breastedmergenser #birdphotography #whiteshellpark #canadabirds

If not mistaken, this is a female Spruce Grouse. What a beauty, and rather hard to spot on the forest floor.

If I'm not mistaken this is a female Spruce Grouse. What a beauty, and rather hard to spot on the forest floor. #birds #sprucegrouse #grouse #wildlifephotography #whiteshellpark #manitoba