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🦉 <b>The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Mergus merganser)</b>
> - Mergus (Greek) unidentified waterfowl mentioned in the texts of Pliny, Horace, and other ancient Roman authors
> - merganser Greek: Mergus-Waterfowl, Anser-Goose
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This is a large duck with a long bill with a small hook at the end. Males have a dark green head and a blackish-gray neck and back. Females have a reddish head and a gray back. They also have a small crest on the back of their heads.
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These ducks usually live in places with quiet rivers and lakes of the northern taiga, where there is plenty of fish.
It arrives early, I took these pictures in mid-April, and as you can see, the snow on the river hasn’t even melted yet.
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|Camera|Lens|
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| Nikon D5200 | Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary