A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.
A pair of Hooded Mergansers foraged in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Hooded Merganser

(Lophodytes cucullatus)

Description:

Male member of a pair of Hooded Mergansers foraging in the shallow mudflats that used to be the Rookery Pond. The world famous Bosque del Apache may not be the center of the geese and crane universe today that it once was, but it can still provide a few thrills. A tour on this Tuesday in December taught me this lesson.

Date Taken: 2020:12:22 14:56

Location:

Bosque del Apache NWR
San Antonio, New Mexico
United States
4414.11 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

File Name: HoodedMerganser_D5X1753-BosqueDelApache

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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