Red-breasted Merganser spend their winter on both coasts of North America. There were quite a few of them a week ago swimming and diving in the Barnegat inlet. The male duck can be very striking, and even funny looking with its Mohawk head feathers.
Male Red-breasted Merganser.
Male Red-breasted Merganser.
However, the female ducks are very pretty, with their super model looks and colors.
Female Red-breasted Merganser.
Female Red-breasted Merganser.
Female Red-breasted Merganser.
While they are considered large ducks, they look small when swimming by a seagull.
Female Red-breasted Mergansers and Herring Gull.
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