Red headed duck

[saylean]

Not a duck guy...I mean, I know a mallard and the wood duck, etc...but couldnt tell you what this guy is. Anywho, he was swimming by and I snapped some quick shots. Enjoy~

Ooops...should have put it in the waterfowl threads...my bad.

[boneaddict]

Merganser

[boneaddict]

cool pics by the way.  lots of dead Baby steelhead in that little cute little scene.

[Ray]

Looks like a Common Merganser. Very cool bird. Looks like piggy back time for the kids 

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlgallery.aspx

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/79/index.html

[saylean]

Yea, I freaked em out when i went out on the dock to snap a shot. I have others of them swimmin in formation...

You should see all the baby steelhead swarming around the lake the last few weeks...

[Intruder]

Merganser

Yup....

Funny story.  Back when I was in high school a buddy and I were duck hunting the P.O. River in Idaho.  We were heading back to the car (after shooting a limit I'm sure )  and this guy flags us down.  So we motor over to him on the bank and he's all excited.  He asks us to go pick up 3 Redheads he just shot.  We say sure..... as we approach the first 1 it's clear it's a mergy.  We pick up his three trophy mergies and deliver em to him.  "Sure nice ducks mister."   Wonder how yummy those buggers were    

[addicted]

cool pics. i think i got three last year. ate one. didnt taste too bad. havent quite mastered waterfowl cooking yet either. 2 of the ones i got were right next to the stilli so those were definate salmon killers.

heres a thread, some opinions, laughs, etc 

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,2536.msg24646.html#msg24646

[Intruder]

I can't imagine they taste good but I've never eaten one either.  I'm not a big fan of duck anyway.  I can really tell when a puddle duck has been eatin worms or other critters as opposed to vegie matter.  I think I'll just have to take your word for it

[DOUBLELUNG]

Mergansers make a sh!t sandwich look tasty 

[Skyvalhunter]

Never tried one of those sandwiches

[ICEMAN]

Mergansers make a sh!t sandwich look tasty 

Damn thats funny!

(Merganser ain't half as bad a coot....)

[saylean]

Here is a few more from today...the eagles have been bomb diving these fools for the last week or so.

[Ray]

Cute little buggers. I ran into a herd of those on saturday. All skipping across the water.

[jackelope]

tell the eagles to keep doing what they are doing.

[Jackjr]

Talk about a bad hair day