Here are my favorite photographs that I took in 2025, based on the subjects or the lighting or the location.
Tag: Hooded Merganser
Hooded Mergansers still hanging around
I was happy to see that the Hooded Merganser ducks that have been visiting a pond in Oviedo are continuing their stay, This “raft” (what a group of these ducks are called) includes the dapper males with their white crests, the brown-colored females with often spiky crests and at least…
Spending the evening with Hooded Mergansers
I went to Oviedo before sunset to try to see the visiting Hooded Merganser ducks in a different light.
Hooded Mergansers are back in Central Florida
This is the third consecutive year I’ve photographed these striking-looking ducks, who usually arrive when Thanksgiving is near.
My Top 25 favorite photos of 2024
As I completed my second year of birding in 2024, I added 76 new species. Some even made it into my top 25 favorite photographs of the year.
Hooded Mergansers seem to be everywhere
Over the past several weeks I have come across a lot of Hooded Mergansers in different locations – some totally unexpected.
Hooded Mergansers return to Oviedo
It took several visits to the same pond I saw them in last year before I came across these little ducks again, but the effort was worth it.
Hooded Mergansers return for the winter
Hooded Mergansers, very colorful members of the duck family, have joined the flock of “snowbirds” coming back to Florida for the winter.
