A handsome Red-breasted Merganser male relaxes for a spell while on its migration journey.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers
Our conductor for nature’s orchestra today is Ms. Hoo D. Merganser.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Hooded Mergansers
A Common Goldeneye drake and two hens fly in tight formation, looking for all the world like a practiced team rehearsing for an upcoming waterfowl air show.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Goldeneyes
An Eared Grebe and a Horned Grebe paddle along the shore of a lake at West Branch Forest Preserve in DuPage County, Illinois.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Grebes
Two Buffleheads streak through the golden-hour sky before banking sharply away at the last moment.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Buffleheads, Ducks
A Bufflehead drake shows off its signature colors during a flyby.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Buffleheads, Ducks
A goldeneye duck makes a quick getaway along the Fox River in Illinois, leaving the scene with a perfectly timed “deuces out!”
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Goldeneyes
It was the girls' night out, so the Bufflehead Ladies thought they would show the Bufflehead Boys just how to really fly in a tight formation . . .
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Buffleheads, Ducks
A gust of wind gives a Red-breasted Merganser drake a spectacularly unruly crest as he carries on with his day.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers
Captured this male Common Goldeneye as he was making tracks around the bend of the river to catch up with his migrating mates.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Ducks, Goldeneyes
