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Male common merganser (Mergus merganser) landing in a lake.

Common Merganser with its chicks on its back, swimming on the water in a lake

A female common merganser, aka Mergus merganser swimming upstream

A group of Common Mergansers gather both in the water and on a floating log, showcasing their vibrant plumage and creating a captivating scene of avian charm.

Goosanders live on rivers and lakes. This female goosander wears the brood dress. Goosanders prefer clear, fast-flowing rivers with gravel bottoms, lakes and coasts with trees. Goosanders are mainly freshwater birds.

Common merganser male (drake) duck flying over water in Yellowstone Ecosystem in western USA of North America.

Swimming pair of common merganser (Mergus merganser).

Male Common merganser (Mergus merganser), Calgary, Prince's Island Park, Alberta, Canada

$L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. \nBreeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.\nGregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.\n\nExpert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water. This a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.$

A female common merganser or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) on the shores of the upper Zurich Lake (Obersee), Switzerland

A lone female goo sander swimming across a lake. taken from a side view with lots of copy space.

Hooded Merganser ducks swimming in lake at Fountain Creek, Colorado in western USA, North America

A male Goosander also known as Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) swimming on a river with a partially blurred natural background, North Yorkshire, UK

Female Common Merganser landing on water with splashes in Kempenfelt Bay of Lake Simcoe, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

A red-breasted merganser enjoying a sunny day on the water of Lake Ontario.

Side view of common merganser swimming and dipping in waving lake with blue sunlight on smooth water surface

The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) is a large diving duck that lives in rivers, lakes and saltwater in the forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. It has a serrated bill that helps it grip its prey which are mostly fish. In addition, it eats mollusks, crustaceans, worms and larvae. The common merganser builds its nest in tree cavities. The species is a permanent resident where the waters remain open in winter and migrates away from areas where the water freezes. This female common merganser in non-breeding plumage was photographed while swimming at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Common goosander (Mergus merganser) and two red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) swimming in a lake.

Common merganser bird at Vancouver BC Canada

Female Red-breasted merganser swimming in Frognerkilen.

Common merganzer floats on the waves of the oldman river. Lundbrek Provincial Recreation Area. Alberta, Canada

$L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. \nBreeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.\nGregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.\nExpert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water.\n\nThis a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.$

Common Merganser, Goosander, Mergus merganser, swimming on the Kleinhesseloher Lake in the English Garden at Munich, Germany

A pair of Common Mergansers sitting on the bank of Green Lake, Whistler, B.C., Canada.

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