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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus/(Mergus cucullatus) |
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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus/(Mergus cucullatus) |
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Hooded Merganser, a rare transatlantic migrant in UK. Above is the drake in breeding plumage with his amazing crest up which makes his head in side-view a white dome bordered in black; head-on, he has a girl's white wig and a black top-knot. |
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More of the amazing crest. |
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Above is the drake with his crest down |
and raised again. |
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The drake has a yellow eye |
Hooded Merganser pair |
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The female Hooded Merganser has a grey-brown body and ginger "hair". Her eye is reddish brown and bill edged with yellow. |
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She can also raise her crest |
Immature Merganser |
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The drake's non-breeding (eclipse) plumage is similar to the female plumage; above photos show him on the turn between outfits. |
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