Beautiful Mergansers

Three different Mergansers visit here. the Common Mergansers and Red Breasted Merganser often appear in large numbers as parades. I also see Red Breasted Mergansers in pairs or small groups, and every year a singe male Red Breasted Merganser hangs around. Here is a small group of Red Breasted Mergansers

But by far the most beautiful merganser is the Hooded Merganser. They appear infrequently here always in pairs, except the other day this single male went by.