Common Merganser	(Mergus merganser)
Photographed in California and the National Zoo in Washington DC, by Jim Rosso	The bottom picture shows a male Common Merganser taking off from a lake and the top picture shows a female and male together.
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Other members of the genus Mergus:		Other photos of Common Mergansers:
Red-breasted Merganser		Common Merganser