Day 782: Red breasted merganser

Bald eagles have been gathering in the Dunkirk harbor, so today we went down to see them.   No eagles arrived today, but I can see why they are attracted to the harbor.  There are thousands of dead birds and fish on the ice surface.

I photographed clusters of birds to identify later and discovered one I had never seen before: the red-breasted merganser.   It's such a rich environment for birds, that I am again wishing I had a better zoom lens.  Time to think seriously about that.

Gulls in the harbor

Red-breasted merganser