Common Merganser chick, Johnson River, Lake Clark NP, Alaska

Common Merganser chick, Johnson River, Lake Clark NP, Alaska - Common Merganser
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Tyonek, Alaska, USA (July 2022)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green.

Status is classified as Least Concern. Also known as Goosander. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common merganser / Wikipedia
Common Merganser Mergus merganser / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Goosander Mergus merganser
Common Merganser Mergus merganser / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 10:44
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2500


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