Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus · Lifer #120
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Photos: 6 Forms: 4 (Breeding, F, F/Breeding, M/Breeding)
US-ILUS-VA
Monotypic. Plumage varies, with males in non-breeding looking like female except with yellow iris and darker bill. M/F differ, with male "flashy white, fan-shaped crest bordered by black" and golden iris and female sporting a "bushy rufous or cinnamon crest".
Hooded Merganser
★★★☆☆ · 2026-02-21 · US-IL · 1580×1053 (363×190) · ISO 4000 · Canon EOS R8
Eating · Breeding
Hooded Merganser
★★★★☆ · 2025-05-15 · US-IL · 1082×1082 (547×271) · ISO 3200 · Canon EOS R8
Floating · 1F
Hooded Merganser
★★★★☆ · 2025-03-29 · US-IL · 1054×1054 (459×208) · ISO 3200 · Canon EOS R8
Resting · 1M · Breeding
Hooded Merganser
★★★★☆ · 2025-03-08 · US-IL · 5142×3428 (836×526) · ISO 3200 · Canon EOS R8
BIF · 1M1F · Breeding
Hooded Merganser
★★★★☆ · 2025-03-08 · US-IL · 1283×1283 (571×388) · ISO 3200 · Canon EOS R8
BIF · 1M · Breeding
Hooded Merganser
★★★★☆ · 2025-03-08 · US-IL · 1083×1083 (360×173) · ISO 6400 · Canon EOS R8
Floating · 1M1F · Breeding