I'm very fond of these ducks (Hooded Mergansers) but for me the best part of this photo is the reflections on the water. This is from Ja...

Here are a couple of my favorite winter residents, male (above) and female (below) Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus). These are div...

I've been walking on the West Bay Walkway again recently and have been happy to see some of our winter visitors back from their northern...

I was happy to note the arrival of some of my favorite little diving ducks, the Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) pictured above. T...

Here's one of my favourite birds, the Hooded Merganser , but what I like most about this photo is the wonderful patterns on the water. ...

Another aspect of Victoria's wildlife (in addition to fungi, mosses and lichens) that also burgeons in the fall and winter is the bird l...

I mentioned yesterday the return of one of my favorite ducks, the Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). Above on the left is the female...

I've mentioned before that Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) are one of my favourite ducks and I've posted several photos o...

I was pleased to see some Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) yesterday when out on my walk. Above are a pair of males. These beautif...

I was grumping along today under these unremitting gray skies doing the "been there, done that" litany with occasional riffs of ...