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Retention Pond Hooded Merganser

 
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Nov 29, 2011 19:59 |  #1

Hooded Mergansers are now at the Viera Wetlands, but they are almost impossible to get close to. As it turns out, there is a small retention pond not far from my house where you can get within 20' of the Hooded Mergansers that are there every winter.

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Nov 30, 2011 03:53 |  #2

nicely captured Ira




  
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Dec 10, 2011 18:51 |  #3

Nice shots...esp # 3 & 4




  
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Dec 10, 2011 20:16 |  #4

Beautiful shots. I wonder if they come this far south?


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Dec 10, 2011 22:13 as a reply to  @ bettyn's post |  #5

funny how it works out like that.
you have some almost in your backyard.



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