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The red-necked grebe is an aquatic, diving migratory bird that can be found throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. They prefer to dwell in calm waters just past the waves around ocean coasts, like fresh water lakes & marshes, however some individuals will winter on large lakes that […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The hooded merganser can be found through Canada, United States, and the northern tip of Mexico. These are the second smallest merganser, after the smew of Europe and Asia. These water birds prefer smaller estuaries, ponds, impoundments, large wetlands, rivers, and flooded timberlands. With an increasing population of an estimated […]

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