Ken Nielsen Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 This photo from April 07, 2022 on the Lewis River in Southwest Washington State. Two geese I do not recognize, I'm assuming and male / female pair? Can you help me identify please.. tia, Ken 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Those are actually Common Mergansers - a type of Duck. Here's a site for more info:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Nielsen Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Thank You Birding Boy! Appreciation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 12 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Those are actually Common Mergansers - a type of Duck. Here's a site for more info:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 This species is known as 'goosander' in Europe because of its similarity to geese to the untrained eye. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Welcome to my stomping grounds. And nice shot catching both in flight like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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