Common Mergansers are divided into two groups. Eurasian birds (sometimes known as Goosander) have a somewhat thinner bill with a stronger hook at the tip.
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) 7 April 2012, Upper Bidwell Park, Chico, Butte County, CA Photo © 2012 Joseph Morlan
Common Mergansers are divided into two groups. Eurasian birds (sometimes known as Goosander) have a somewhat thinner bill with a stronger hook at the tip. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter) |