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Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)

Green head seems common for ducks (Mallards obviously, but also American Widgeon's and wood ducks). In my mind, the female is just as showy as the male.


Age: Mature
Altitude: 0m (0 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Exposure: 1/125 sec at f6.3
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
Gender: Male
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 28-70mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
With cropping (you see 22% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 148mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park At Crab Park Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Fluffy Great Blue Heron Common Goldeneye Male Nara Holding Her Bird Feeder Claira And Jennie Drawing Characters Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park At Crab Park Look No Chain Art On The Beach Bad Crowd English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blue Burst over Vancouver Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Irises By Beaver Lake Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow At Crab Park Look No Chain Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Art On The Beach Bad Crowd English Bay Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Bumps on a Rail Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Look No Chain Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David At Top Art On The Beach Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park David And Lost Lagoon Irises By Beaver Lake On Siwash Rock Fluffy Great Blue Heron Common Goldeneye Male Nara Holding Her Bird Feeder Claira Lounging In Tube Claira Chasing Bubbles Going Around On The Train Lions Gate With Rocky Beach Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Darker Bird Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Irises By Beaver Lake Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Down Temple Steps Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Common Goldeneye Male Female Common Merganser Nara Holding Her Bird Feeder Wood Duck Chick With Mom Claira Trying To Feed Wood Ducks David And Lost Lagoon Common Goldeneye Male Female Common Merganser Nara Holding Her Bird Feeder Male Greater Scaup Alert Cinnamon Teal American Goldfinch Eating Seeds Chickadee At Nest Hole Claira Feeding Baby Mallards Claira Trying To Feed Wood Ducks Nara In Yellow Irises David And Lost Lagoon First Beach 2004 Sunset Fluffy Great Blue Heron Common Goldeneye Male Female Common Merganser Nara Holding Her Bird Feeder Claira Lounging In Tube Inukshuk At Dusk Male Greater Scaup Alert Cinnamon Teal American Goldfinch Eating Seeds Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Art On The Beach David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Capstan With Water View Fluffy Great Blue Heron Common Goldeneye Male David Lifting Noelle Into Tree Claira As Tall As ABrussel Sprout Claira Lounging In Tube Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Irises By Beaver Lake On Siwash Rock Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset Irises By Beaver Lake On Siwash Rock Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Left Side of Cove Panoramic Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Left Side of Cove Panoramic Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Starvation Lake Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
Map
Plumage: Breeding
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Stanley Park
Scientific Name: species related to Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)
Tag: Stanley Park
Larger image: 2000 x 1333
Raw image: 3462 x 2308

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