A large group of Hooded Merganser drakes exhibiting courting behavior as they swim along with a female in a lake.

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Size: 3342px × 2142px
Location: Denver, Colorado
Photo credit: © Susan Hodgson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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