A taste of spring
River mergansers
A couple of weeks ago, the river not too far from where we live was completely frozen over, and any ducks, geese, or swans would have absolutely no open water in which to swim, fish, and, increasingly, court. But in the past several days, winter has eased its grip on the neighborhood, and the ice has melted enough to entice this pair of female Common Mergansers into spending some time in an ice-free spot where I can easily watch the birds. There must be males close by, but they were nowhere to be seen the morning I spotted these females, who were paddling lazily against the current and enjoying the sunshine, to say nothing of temperatures that were nudging the 50-degree mark.
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