Common Merganser paddling fast on water, Silver Salmon Creek, Alaska

Common Merganser paddling fast on water, Silver Salmon Creek, Alaska - Common Merganser
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Tyonek, Alaska, USA (September 2022)

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

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 16:16
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 200


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