Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
(L 18" WS 26" Wt 1.4 lb)
Ducks aren’t all they are
quacked up to be.”
quacked up to be.”
(Stuart Grant)
Feeds by diving and swimming
underwater...helped by a clear
nictitating membrane.
underwater...helped by a clear
nictitating membrane.
North Pond, Chicago
12Mar2010
© Charles
Duncan
Duncan
Macaulay
Library
Library
Lophodytes in Greek means
crest diver; cucullatus in Latin
means hooded.
crest diver; cucullatus in Latin
means hooded.
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Bob Sundstrom
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