Hooded Merganser

Submitted by Jr on 02/21/2004 at 22:33. ( ) 65.70.77.29

I am getting ready to do a pair of hoodeds and am just a beginner. I was wondering if there is anything special i need to know about these divers. Thanks

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Hooded Mergansers

This response submitted by Tony Finazzo on 02/22/2004 at 00:14. ( finazducks@aol.com ) 198.81.26.44

When studying your reference, pay particular attention to the neck and the tertials. The neck on these birds is very large and they have a huge crop. It is sometimes difficult to get all that skin to set correctly. Also look at as much as possible about how the tertials lay on the back. Two very important factors about hoodies.
Tony


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