#hoodedmerganser — Public Fediverse posts

An update on nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME at Huntley Meadows Park: 4 boxes have hatched out; 5 boxes have clutches that are incubating. Box #7 (pictured) hatched and fledged an estimated 13 #HOME ducklings, leaving 1 egg unhatched.

An update on nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME at Huntley Meadows Park: 4 boxes have hatched out; 5 boxes have clutches that are incubating. Box #7 (pictured) hatched and fledged an estimated 13 #HOME ducklings, leaving 1 egg unhatched.

Another nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME is chugging along at Huntley Meadows Park. We have 4 boxes with clutches incubating, and eggs in another 4 boxes. Box #62 (pictured) was replaced this year, and already has a clutch of 10 eggs, with perhaps more to come. We expect hatching in late April-early May.

Another nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME is chugging along at Huntley Meadows Park. We have 4 boxes with clutches incubating, and eggs in another 4 boxes. Box #62 (pictured) was replaced this year, and already has a clutch of 10 eggs, with perhaps more to come. We expect hatching in late April-early May.

Another nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME is chugging along at Huntley Meadows Park. We have 4 boxes with clutches incubating, and eggs in another 4 boxes. Box #62 (pictured) was replaced this year, and already has a clutch of 10 eggs, with perhaps more to come. We expect hatching in late April-early May.

Another nesting season for #WoodDuck #AixSponsa #WODU and #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus #HOME is chugging along at Huntley Meadows Park. We have 4 boxes with clutches incubating, and eggs in another 4 boxes. Box #62 (pictured) was replaced this year, and already has a clutch of 10 eggs, with perhaps more to come. We expect hatching in late April-early May.

One of my favorite migrating birds visitings this AM, hooded merganser. #hoodedmerganser #birds #ducks #nature #photography #michigan #westbloomfieldlake

One of my favorite migrating birds visitings this AM, hooded merganser. #hoodedmerganser #birds #ducks #nature #photography #michigan #westbloomfieldlake

One of my favorite migrating birds visitings this AM, hooded merganser. #hoodedmerganser #birds #ducks #nature #photography #michigan #westbloomfieldlake

Lantern-Eyed Drifter

Each November, I make a quiet detour to a small pond on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia, where Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) return like clockwork. This one is typical—striking, watchful, and never quite still.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #ducks #HoodedMerganser

Lantern-Eyed Drifter

Each November, I make a quiet detour to a small pond on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia, where Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) return like clockwork. This one is typical—striking, watchful, and never quite still.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #ducks #HoodedMerganser

Lantern-Eyed Drifter

Each November, I make a quiet detour to a small pond on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia, where Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) return like clockwork. This one is typical—striking, watchful, and never quite still.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #ducks #HoodedMerganser

Lantern-Eyed Drifter

Each November, I make a quiet detour to a small pond on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia, where Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) return like clockwork. This one is typical—striking, watchful, and never quite still.

If you enjoy photos of birds and other wildlife, take a look at my photo gallery.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #ducks #HoodedMerganser

Closing out reports for the #WoodDuck and #HoodedMerganser nesting season at Huntley Meadows Park:

#WODUs started 1 more clutch than 2024 (11 vs. 10), but lost 5 of them (3 to predation, 2 to abandonment). 111 eggs laid, 61 hatched, 55% est. fledging success.

#HOMEs started 2 more clutches than last year (4 vs. 2); 1 was lost to abandonment. 51 eggs laid, 33 hatched, 65% est. fledging success.

It’s typical that the HOMEs start fewer clutches but achieve about 10 pts. better fledging success.

Nesting activity in our boxes for #HOME #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and #WODU #WoodDuck #AixSponsa is starting to wind down, with 7 boxes successfully fledged. But we still have 3, maybe more, boxes active.

Nesting activity in our boxes for #HOME #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and #WODU #WoodDuck #AixSponsa is starting to wind down, with 7 boxes successfully fledged. But we still have 3, maybe more, boxes active.

Nesting activity in our boxes for #HOME #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and #WODU #WoodDuck #AixSponsa is starting to wind down, with 7 boxes successfully fledged. But we still have 3, maybe more, boxes active.

Nesting activity in our boxes for #HOME #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and #WODU #WoodDuck #AixSponsa is starting to wind down, with 7 boxes successfully fledged. But we still have 3, maybe more, boxes active.

Nesting season for cavity-nesting ducks has begun at Fairfax County's Huntley Meadows Park. One nest box has 6 new eggs of #HOME #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus.

We had a surprise clear skies sunny day today, which was unexpected, and I was already outside with my camera, so that was a great coincidence. On top of that I saw many bird species for the first time!

* #BrownCreeper
* #RedTailedHawk
* #CommonMerganser
* #HoodedMerganser

#BirdPhotography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #hawk #merganser

We had a surprise clear skies sunny day today, which was unexpected, and I was already outside with my camera, so that was a great coincidence. On top of that I saw many bird species for the first time!

* #BrownCreeper
* #RedTailedHawk
* #CommonMerganser
* #HoodedMerganser

#BirdPhotography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #hawk #merganser

We had a surprise clear skies sunny day today, which was unexpected, and I was already outside with my camera, so that was a great coincidence. On top of that I saw many bird species for the first time!

* #BrownCreeper
* #RedTailedHawk
* #CommonMerganser
* #HoodedMerganser

#BirdPhotography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #hawk #merganser

We had a surprise clear skies sunny day today, which was unexpected, and I was already outside with my camera, so that was a great coincidence. On top of that I saw many bird species for the first time!

* #BrownCreeper
* #RedTailedHawk
* #CommonMerganser
* #HoodedMerganser

#BirdPhotography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #hawk #merganser

Distinctive Duck

I admire how the light filters through the head feathers of this female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)."

Don't swim away before visiting my photo gallery at:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Distinctive Duck

I admire how the light filters through the head feathers of this female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)."

Don't swim away before visiting my photo gallery at:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Distinctive Duck

I admire how the light filters through the head feathers of this female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)."

Don't swim away before visiting my photo gallery at:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Distinctive Duck

I admire how the light filters through the head feathers of this female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)."

Don't swim away before visiting my photo gallery at:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Some pics from a quick bike ride between Willow Pond and Grant Park in Hewlett, NY, about 1/4 mile from each other. The juvie Bald Eagle actually made its appearance at Willow, then circled over Grant. The egret at Willow looked up when the eagle did its fairly close flyover, but it was surprising that the ducks and geese didn't panic.
11.27.24.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #HoodedMerganser #BaldEagle #GreatEgret #WhiteThroatedSparrow

Some pics from a quick bike ride between Willow Pond and Grant Park in Hewlett, NY, about 1/4 mile from each other. The juvie Bald Eagle actually made its appearance at Willow, then circled over Grant. The egret at Willow looked up when the eagle did its fairly close flyover, but it was surprising that the ducks and geese didn't panic.
11.27.24.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #HoodedMerganser #BaldEagle #GreatEgret #WhiteThroatedSparrow

Some pics from a quick bike ride between Willow Pond and Grant Park in Hewlett, NY, about 1/4 mile from each other. The juvie Bald Eagle actually made its appearance at Willow, then circled over Grant. The egret at Willow looked up when the eagle did its fairly close flyover, but it was surprising that the ducks and geese didn't panic.
11.27.24.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #HoodedMerganser #BaldEagle #GreatEgret #WhiteThroatedSparrow

Some pics from a quick bike ride between Willow Pond and Grant Park in Hewlett, NY, about 1/4 mile from each other. The juvie Bald Eagle actually made its appearance at Willow, then circled over Grant. The egret at Willow looked up when the eagle did its fairly close flyover, but it was surprising that the ducks and geese didn't panic.
11.27.24.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #HoodedMerganser #BaldEagle #GreatEgret #WhiteThroatedSparrow

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 200
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 200
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 200
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 200
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 20% crop, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 500
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #VoteBlueForBirds

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 20% crop, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 500
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #VoteBlueForBirds

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 20% crop, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 500
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #VoteBlueForBirds

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Hooded Merganser, 6th January 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 20% crop, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 500
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #VoteBlueForBirds

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 8th January 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Alewife Brook Reservation, Arlington, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 20% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 8th January 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Alewife Brook Reservation, Arlington, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 20% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 8th January 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Alewife Brook Reservation, Arlington, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 20% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 8th January 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Alewife Brook Reservation, Arlington, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 20% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

Ducks in a Row

Actually, these hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) in a column, but you get the meaning. I took this during a trip to Georgia, last Thanksgiving (2023) and I'm looking forward to seeing them again this year.

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Ducks in a Row

Actually, these hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) in a column, but you get the meaning. I took this during a trip to Georgia, last Thanksgiving (2023) and I'm looking forward to seeing them again this year.

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Ducks in a Row

Actually, these hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) in a column, but you get the meaning. I took this during a trip to Georgia, last Thanksgiving (2023) and I'm looking forward to seeing them again this year.

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

Ducks in a Row

Actually, these hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) in a column, but you get the meaning. I took this during a trip to Georgia, last Thanksgiving (2023) and I'm looking forward to seeing them again this year.

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #HoodedMerganser

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 23rd December 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Horn Pond Conservation Area, Woburn, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 35% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 23rd December 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Horn Pond Conservation Area, Woburn, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 35% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 23rd December 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Horn Pond Conservation Area, Woburn, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 35% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 23rd December 2023
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Horn Pond Conservation Area, Woburn, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 35% crop, 1/640s, ISO 1250
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

refreshed #introduction

#citizenScientist in Reston, VA in the suburbs of Washington, DC · coordinator for long-term project at Huntley Meadows Park, monitoring #nestBox activity of #WoodDuck (#AixSponsa) and #HoodedMerganser (#LophodytesCucullatus) · https://vnps.org · http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org · #invasive plant removal & #habitatRestoration · #retired #software engineer from https://www.npr.org · #communityTheater · Northwestern Univ (BA), Univ of Pennsylvania (MBA)

refreshed #introduction

#citizenScientist in Reston, VA in the suburbs of Washington, DC · coordinator for long-term project at Huntley Meadows Park, monitoring #nestBox activity of #WoodDuck (#AixSponsa) and #HoodedMerganser (#LophodytesCucullatus) · https://vnps.org · http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org · #invasive plant removal & #habitatRestoration · #retired #software engineer from https://www.npr.org · #communityTheater · Northwestern Univ (BA), Univ of Pennsylvania (MBA)

refreshed #introduction

#citizenScientist in Reston, VA in the suburbs of Washington, DC · coordinator for long-term project at Huntley Meadows Park, monitoring #nestBox activity of #WoodDuck (#AixSponsa) and #HoodedMerganser (#LophodytesCucullatus) · https://vnps.org · http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org · #invasive plant removal & #habitatRestoration · #retired #software engineer from https://www.npr.org · #communityTheater · Northwestern Univ (BA), Univ of Pennsylvania (MBA)

refreshed #introduction

#citizenScientist in Reston, VA in the suburbs of Washington, DC · coordinator for long-term project at Huntley Meadows Park, monitoring #nestBox activity of #WoodDuck (#AixSponsa) and #HoodedMerganser (#LophodytesCucullatus) · https://vnps.org · http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org · #invasive plant removal & #habitatRestoration · #retired #software engineer from https://www.npr.org · #communityTheater · Northwestern Univ (BA), Univ of Pennsylvania (MBA)

For 2024, our nest boxes at Huntley Meadows Park fledged 2 clutches of #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and 9 clutches of #WoodDuck #AixSponsa. We lost one clutch to predation by Black Ratsnake.

For 2024, our nest boxes at Huntley Meadows Park fledged 2 clutches of #HoodedMerganser #LophodytesCucullatus and 9 clutches of #WoodDuck #AixSponsa. We lost one clutch to predation by Black Ratsnake.

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 6th January 2022
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 640
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 6th January 2022
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 640
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #DescribeYourImages

#DailyBird 🤖
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 6th January 2022
es: Serreta Capuchona, fr: Harle Couronné
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 640
#Birds #HoodedMerganser #HOME #BirdPhotography #DescribeYourImages