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BitBurn | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Just guessing but I wanna say a male Merganser.
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bostonwine | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 You might be right! I looked up photos and they’re pretty close. And there was also this fluffy one nearby which (apparently) is a female merganser so would make sense if they were a couple. Thanks friend!! https://image.nostr.build/2ef8209995b9c48509a3e246385392635eed6cfe965d3c63b7151d9f47a7bc42.jpg
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Pleb2Polymath | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This is a merganser.
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bostonwine | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Was I correct that it’s a female?
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Pleb2Polymath | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I believe so. I haven’t seen mergansers in the wild. They aren’t real popular in my area. We have more of the dabbler/puddle ducks. I believe mergansers are more of a diving duck (they dive under the water to hunt for their food and typically live near deeper bodies of water vs rivers and streams).
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bostonwine | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Makes sense! This one (with the tuft on her head) spent a lot of time under water, and this was a large pond/reservoir