Horned Grebe, Red-breasted Mergansers, and a Common Goldeneye
Hooded Mergansers
Scaups and Common Goldeneyes
Canada Geese, Scaups, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Common Goldeneyes
Scaups
Mallards
Video of Mallards diving. This is an unusual behavior for Mallards, as they usually get food from underwater by dabbling (tipping over so their heads are underwater and their legs and tails are in the air.)
Mallard dipping food in water to clean it
Mallard bringing food to water
Mallard. We saw at least three pairs of Mallards doing this. They would walk up the bank, grab a piece of food, walk back down to the water to wash it off and eat it, then repeat.
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaups, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Common Goldeneyes
