Mar 22, 2018 · Red-breasted Mergansers tend to sit low in the water and fly at an angle with the head higher than their feet. They swim with the head partially submerged, diving underwater to capture …

The red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) is a duck species that is native to much of the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere. The red breast that gives the species its common name is only …

Long-bodied duck with a thin bill and shaggy crest. Breeding males have a dark green head, brown breast, and gray sides. Females and immature males have a brown head and gray body. Bill is dull …

Superficially this species is quite similar to the Common Merganser. However, the Red-breasted Merganser nests farther north, winters mostly on salt water, and nests mainly on the ground, while …

Mar 10, 2023 · The Red-breasted Merganser is a common bird that breeds in a large area of Alaska, Canada, parts of the northern USA, and northern Eurasia. In North America, flocks winter in coastal …

Red-breasted Mergansers are long distance migrants, breeding high in the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska, overwintering along the coastline of the United States and Mexico. To find a Red-breasted …

Jan 20, 2026 · If you see a bird that appears to be having a rough hair day, you might’ve found a red-breasted merganser. Males, especially, look like they could use a trip to the salon: their shaggy, …

A large diving duck with a long thin bill, the Red-breasted Merganser is found in large lakes, rivers and the ocean. It prefers salt water more than the other two species of merganser.

The Red-breasted Merganser is most often seen along coastlines of the U.S. in the winter, as they prefer to winter on salt-water (unlike the Common Merganser). They sometimes hunt cooperatively, …

Mar 4, 2020 · The Red-breasted Merganser breeds and winters in cool northern environments with abundant small fish. It is a bird of the tundra and boreal forest zones, inhabiting coastal bays and …