I did some birding along the lakefront this morning in Milwaukee. Many diving ducks were present in the harbor and a few Red-breasted Mergansers were within lens range. Other ducks and 100’s of them were Greater Scaup and Common Goldeneyes. Ice just left the harbor in the last day or so with rain that moved in so ducks were very active feeding on mussles. It was a dark gloomy day and temps were around 33-34 degrees. A light wind made it feel winter like. Images were taken on January 17, 2017
Red-breasted Merganser, male, shaking off!
Red-breasted Merganser
Binomial name: Mergus serrator
Category: Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Size: 23” long, 30” wing span
Weight: 2.3 lb
Red-breasted Merganser, female
Red-breasted Merganser, male
Red-breasted Merganser, male, partial stretch
Red-breasted Merganser, male
Red-breasted Merganser, female
Red-breasted Merganser, male at takeoff!
