Hooded Mergansers are handsome ducks, easy to identify, especially the males with their black and white crests. They were in abundance in every pond at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge this past weekend.
Hooded Mergansers, male and female
Hooded Mergansers, three males and one female
In courtship, the male expands his crest while making deep, low sounds to attract the female.
