Cathy and I went to the glacier this afternoon. By ‘the glacier’ I mean the Mendenhall. We had been in the valley at a cemetery looking for the grave of one of Cathy’s mom’s siblings (we found it) and since we were close, we decided to head to the glacier and see what we could see. It was mostly cloudy, but not raining and still quite pretty. There are arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) nesting on the shore of Mendenhall Lake and I was able to get a few decent photos of them. But my favorite is this one of a common merganser (Mergus merganser) with ducklings on its back and following it along. There were ten ducklings in all, although you can only see nine in this photo.
Common Merganser and Ducklings (Mergus merganser)
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Thursday, June 22, 2023, Common Merganser and Ducklings (Mergus merganser)
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#alaska #birds #commonmerganser #ducklings #ducks #juneau #merganser #mergus #mergusmerganser
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.