Welcome to Species Spotlight! 🔎 Have you ever spotted a duck with a mohawk-style crest? While the Steller’s Jay might come to mind first, this week’s star is the Common Merganser (Mergus merganser). These sleek diving ducks are often seen gliding along rivers and shallow shorelines. Unlike most flat-billed ducks, mergansers have a long, slender bill designed for catching fish, their favorite meal! Fun ID Tips: Males: Striking white body with a green, iridescent head. Females: Gray body with a c

Check out our female Ruddy Duck patient diving in the outdoor pool. This duck was attacked by predator and has wounds that require surgery. Did you know? Ruddy Ducks dive to feed on aquatic invertebrates and are most actively at night. Ruddy Ducks get harassed by Horned Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes, and American Coots during the breeding season. The grebes sometimes attack Ruddy Ducks from below the water, a behavior known as “submarining.” Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Photo by Olivia Jenkin

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