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Male common merganser (Mergus merganser) landing in a lake.

Goosanders live on rivers and lakes. This female goosander wears the brood dress. Goosanders prefer clear, fast-flowing rivers with gravel bottoms, lakes and coasts with trees. Goosanders are mainly freshwater birds.

Male common merganser or goosander (mergus merganser) floating on water

A female common merganser, aka Mergus merganser swimming upstream

$L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. \nBreeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.\nGregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.\n\nExpert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water. This a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.$

Male Goosander (Mergus merganser) wintering in the Netherlands. Swimming in blue reflection of a ship in the water surface in a harbor in Friesland.

A group of Common Mergansers gather both in the water and on a floating log, showcasing their vibrant plumage and creating a captivating scene of avian charm.

Female common merganser (mergus merganser) in Fernan Lake in North Idaho.

Common merganser male (drake) duck flying over water in Yellowstone Ecosystem in western USA of North America.

Swimming pair of common merganser (Mergus merganser).

Common Merganser, Goosander, Mergus merganser, swimming on the Kleinhesseloher Lake in the English Garden at Munich, Germany

$L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. \nBreeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.\nGregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.\nExpert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water.\n\nThis a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.$

Side view of common merganser swimming and dipping in waving lake with blue sunlight on smooth water surface

Common Merganser family swimming in a pond in Hokkaido.

Male Common Merganser Swimming On Peaceful Canal

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) female swimming in a river. Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France, Europe.

Hooded Merganser ducks swimming in lake at Fountain Creek, Colorado in western USA, North America

Goosander reflected flying low over the Solway estuary Scotland

Coot swimming in a lake in wetland in sunlight at sunrise in winter, Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands, February 26, 2021

Pied-billed Grebe in Banff National Park

Wild ducks on a pond at summer morning. Selective focus.

Common goosander (Mergus merganser) and two red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) swimming in a lake.

Hen on the river in winter during migration.

Beautiful adult male White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck, low angle view, side shot, in silhouette floating and foraging on the wild swamp in tropical dry forest, national park in northeastern Thailand.

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