Common Mergansers: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, February 2026 — Down on the tidal creek just behind the dunes at the mouth of the river, there are sometimes winter ducks…it seems less and less as the years roll on, but still on a good day, you can find several species. Mergansers are still pretty common, though I see way more females (and perhaps immature males) than adult males. All of the winter ducks are skittish. If I walk down to the bridge when they are close, they will just drift further out and away. If I stand and look at them for any length of time, they are up and gone…like this small group of Mergansers. Like most ducks, they need a runway to get airborne, and it is always fun to watch them running across the water. Sony a7CR. Tamron 150-500 at 500mm equivalent (cropped to about 1000mm equivalent field of view). Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and assembled in FrameMagic.