During my drive to the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University where I volunteer during the week in the Vertebrate Zoology Lab for the Ornithology Department, something caught my eye. Driving along the Naugatuck River, I saw a duck that I have never seen before, but knew what it was with just a glimpse. I didn't have my binoculars handy, so I wasn't able to get a close look at my first Hooded Merganser. I was excited to see the merganser was still in the same part of the river when I passed on my way home. I pulled over and crossed the street to get a better look, but as soon as he spotted me, he took off up-river. I hope that one day soon I get another (and better) look at one of these beauties!
Photo courtesy of Flickr user NDomer73
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