Hooded Merganser
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
Hooded Merganser
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A male Hooded Merganser swimming along in Palm Springs California. Hooded Mergansers are small ducks with a thin bill and a fan-shaped, collapsible crest that makes the head look oversized and oblong. The hooded merganser, lophodytes cucullatus, is a species of merganser. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and colored. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser.
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January 7th, 2017
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John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Anthony Jones
Beautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Southern California Artist Collective Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
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