Hooded Merganser (male)

[digidark]

I love these little creatures.These are at the Wetlands site at Washington. Tyne and Wear

[Chocky]

They are beautiful. Ian.
Great capture .

[rolf]

Nice one Ian, beautiful, but veeeeerrrrry odd looking, perhaps the waterfowl version of the Mekon.

[topper]

They do not look real, gosh they are very unusual indeed

Did somebody put water softener in the water?

[digidark]

They are real for sure Neil.The first time I saw them at the Wetlands, I thought the were radio controlled.The male emit a very very loud frog type noise during the mating season.

They are very odd looking arnt they Rolf, but lovely with it

[Chocky]

All ducks are lovely