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Common merganser (Mergus merganser)

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Common merganser (Mergus merganser)

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Common merganser Ducks, geese and swans Duck, geese, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Grote zaagbek Zwanen, ganzen en eenden Eendvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Mergus merganser Anatidae Anseriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

2016:02:12 07:55:37
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/500 sec at F7.1, ISO 250, distance 50.12 m

Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

2016:02:12 05:53:29
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/320 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 50.12 m

Ankeveense Plassen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

2014:01:05 11:23:58
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F8.0, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

On a beautiful winter Sunday we walk a round of Ankeveense lakes. We see big saw basin, but unfortunately at a great distance. It is my first photo of a big sawbill male. The hook on the beak is very recognizable.

Stellendam

2013:11:03 11:07:58
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 400, distance 0.03 m

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