Red-breasted Merganser

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Latin description
Mergus serrator

The Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is an elegant diving bird, known for its slender build and distinctive feather crest on its head. Using its specialized bill, it hunts fish in coastal waters and lakes. Red-breasted Mergansers are captivating photography subjects, especially during hunting or in flight.

Little Punk: Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

We photographed Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) in Iceland in 2006 with the Nikon D200 and recently on the Baltic Sea coast of Bornholm with the Nkon Z9 in combination with the Nikkor Z 400mm f/4.5 VR.