They have mottled brown feathers punctuated by a patch of blue ... The common merganser (Mergus merganser), known as the Goosander in England, lives in freshwater lakes and is, as its name ...

The red-breasted merganser is a white diving duck. It can be distinguished from the goosander by its thinner bill, grey sides, reddish-brown breast and crest of green feathers on its head. Nests on ...