Am I missing something here?  Everyone claims the photo is of a female 
Hooded Merganser with young.  The link below is to a photo of a male 
Red-breasted Merganser.

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
goawaybird at comcast


> Female Red-breasted merganser with 5 ducklings 
> http://www.wildlifehobbies.com/SearchResults.php?WildID=17
> 2 orchard orioles
>
> Some of the photos above are not the best.  The light wasn't optimum.
>