Red-breasted Merganser Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Red-breasted Mergansers aren't a species I see all that often, and when I do, it's typically a long-distance view. My favorite photo below isn't the closest photo in the world, but it certainly does a good job in capturing the courting behavior of the species. From April 14th, 2019 at Wall Lake in western Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator


Red-breasted Merganser 1 (male and female) April 12th, 2012 Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island	Red-breasted Merganser 2 (male in flight) April 12th, 2012 Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island	Red-breasted Merganser 3 (male) April 12th, 2012 Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island	Red-breasted Merganser 4 (male) May 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Red-breasted Merganser 5 (male and female) May 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska	Red-breasted Merganser 6 (male) April 14th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Red-breasted Merganser 7 (males courting a female) April 14th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota