Dan P Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Taken 1-30-2021 in late afternoon at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, CA. I believe these are Hooded Mergansers, but haven't photographed them in flight before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yes, Hooded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, blackburnian said: Yes, Hooded. I agree with this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hooded Merganser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Great photos. The clear shots of the upper wing and lower wing / side body markings made the ID easy. Edited February 1, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 9 hours ago, blackburnian said: Yes, Hooded. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Great photos. The clear shots of the upper wing and lower wing / side body markings made the ID easy. Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Head shape is distinctive, on the water or in flight; bill colors are also quite useful, particularly in ageing and sexing; see Mergansers: Identification, ageing, and sexing (cobirds.org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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