Baby Birdorable: Hooded Merganser

October 15, 2010 in Baby Birds with 1 comments

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr) of the Hooded Merganser. Hooded Mergansers breed in swamps or wooded ponds in the northern U.S. or southern Canada. They are cavity nesters, like Wood Ducks, and will use provided boxes if suitable natural cavities are unavailable. Nestlings leave the cavity just one day after hatching.

hooded merganser nest box by landslide virgo

Female Hooded Merganser & chicks-2 by Hikerboy45

Little lost duckling by tsmzth

Larry, Moe, Curly, Shemp by A. Drauglis Furnituremaker

Young hoods by A. Drauglis Furnituremaker

Hooded Merganser (female) w/ Ducklings by ~melanie~

Hooded Merganser 1st spring males by Lee Rentz

Pretty cute, right? Be sure to check out our (adult, male!) Birdorable Hooded Merganser t-shirts & gifts!

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fadel mleil on October 16, 2010 at 2:23 AM wrote:

bonne anniversaire.!!!!!!!!et bonne couve.

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