what is this? Grebe?

shot this in Florida Panhandle near Destin

looks like a grebe but can't find the variety that is in our area or looks like this

this was about 30 yards off shore in the Gulf of Mexico

sorry about the image quality but was out of range

any one of help?

thanks!

Looks more like a Common Merganser to me......but they're not supposed to be in Florida....maybe a Red Breasted Merganser?

thx Wallace River!

I was hoping for an expert like you to chime in.

yep, it is a Merganser, Red breasted, but the female so without the dark body and head of the male.

not supposed to be here during the summer, supposed to be up your way in far north/Canada, in the Maritimes in Canada NE and Arctic North of the other provinces. No listings for US anywhere except Alaska.

is this unusual?

thanks for the help!

still want to get photo of the Eared Grebe one day-----wow, what red eyes!!