Common Merganser Images, Facts and Information:
Mergus merganser
- Common Mergansers are long-bodied diving ducks with long, thin reddish serrated bills, orange feet and legs and dark eyes. The males have greenish, black heads, white bodies and black backs in breeding plumage. Females have gray bodies with cinnamon colored heads with shaggy crests
- Common Mergansers are migratory.
- Common Mergansers are found throughout most of North America, during the breeding season they can be found in northern forested habitats that include lakes, ponds and rivers. During the winter they will be found further south on lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
- The diet of Common Mergansers includes fish, insects and aquatic plants.
- Common Mergansers lay 6 to 17 eggs which hatch in 28 to 35 days. The female incubates and they are monogamous.
- Common Merganser nicknames include “Fish Ducks”, “goosanders” and “Saw bill”.
- A group of ducks can be called a “raft”, “paddling”, “flush” or “brace” of ducks.
- Common Mergansers can live at least 13 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Common Merganser photos.
Common Mergansers in flight in front of Mount Olympus
Title: Common Mergansers in flight in front of Mount Olympus
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2017
Common Mergansers running across the water
Title: Common Mergansers running across the water
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2017
Two Common Mergansers running to lift off in golden light
Title: Two Common Mergansers running to lift off in golden light
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2017
Two first winter Common Mergansers in flight
Title: Two first winter Common Mergansers in flight
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/26/2017
Common Merganser in icy water at Farmington Bay
Title: Common Merganser in icy water at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Drake Common Merganser in icy water and breeding plumage
Title: Drake Common Merganser in icy water and breeding plumage
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Swimming drake Common Merganser in breeding plumage
Title: Swimming drake Common Merganser in breeding plumage
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Male Common Merganser in icy water
Title: Male Common Merganser in icy water
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Drake Common Merganser in breeding plumage
Title: Drake Common Merganser in breeding plumage
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Two Common Mergansers
Title: Two Common Mergansers
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Common Merganser on icy blue water
Title: Common Merganser on icy blue water
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Female Common Merganser swimming by
Title: Female Common Merganser swimming by
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Winter Common Merganser
Title: Winter Common Merganser
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Drake Common Merganser taking off
Title: Drake Common Merganser taking off
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/1/2017
Preening Common Merganser
Title: Preening Common Merganser
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/20/2016
First winter Common Merganser close up
Title: First winter Common Merganser close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2016
Common Merganser close up
Title: Common Merganser close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2016
Common Merganser hunting close up
Title: Common Merganser hunting close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2016
Back view of a drake Common Merganser
Title: Back view of a drake Common Merganser
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2016
Common Merganser in a morning mist
Title: Common Merganser in a morning mist
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2016