Common Merganser

Common Merganser swimming near the far shore.
Common Merganser, Lake Viridian, Arlington, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/640 sec.

This page is for the Common Merganser (Mergus merganser).

Common Merganser swimming near the far shore.
Common Merganser, Lake Viridian, Arlington, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Common Merganser taking off from the water.
Common Merganser, Lake Viridian, Arlington, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/640 sec.
A Common Merganser swimming near six Ruddy Ducks.
Common Merganser, Lake Manawa SP, Council Bluffs, IA March 16, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800, +1 Exposure bias
Two Common Mergansers swimming in the lake.
Common Merganser, Lake Manawa SP, Council Bluffs, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Five Common Mergansers swimming in the lake. One is flapping its wings and another one is about to eat a fish.
Common Merganser, Lake Manawa SP, Council Bluffs, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Merganser flapping its wings while in the lake.
Common Merganser, Lake Manawa SP, Council Bluffs, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Six Common Mergansers swimming in the lake.
Common Merganser, Lake Manawa SP, Council Bluffs, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Common Merganser swimming.
Common Merganser, DeSoto NWR, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Common Merganser swimming.
Common Merganser, DeSoto NWR, IA March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Four Common Mergansers swimming in the lake.
Common Merganser, Cunningham Marsh, Douglass County, NE March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Four Common Mergansers swimming in the lake.
Common Merganser, Cunningham Marsh, Douglass County, NE March 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Merganser sitting near the edge of the water with a Harlequin Duck nearby.
Common Merganser, Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 12,800; f/10; 1/800 sec.