Hoodeds; Male Hooded crested Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) small fish-eating diving duck on pond at Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire, UK

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The Hooded Merganser is the most beautiful of all of the Mergansers, with their brownish-black back and wings, a white underside and a bushy head of feathers or a crest. Both males and females have this crest of feathers, and when the crest is erected it looks like a hood, hence the name, Hooded

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Location: Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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