Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on our lake.

These handsome diving ducks belong to the sawbill family, so called because of their long, serrated bills, used for catching fish.

They return every year to breed and raise their chicks.

The fastest duck ever recorded was a Red-breasted merganser that attained a top airspeed of 100 mph while being pursued by an airplane!

Female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) photo by sweden fishing and birding.
Female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) photo by sweden fishing and birding. Birding Northern Sweden.
Female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) photo by sweden fishing and birding.
Female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) photo by sweden fishing and birding. Birding Northern Sweden.
Breeding pair of Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on our lake. Photo by sweden fishing and birding. Bird watching Northern Sweden.
Breeding pair of Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on our lake. Photo by sweden fishing and birding. Bird watching Northern Sweden.
Breeding pair of Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on our lake. Photo by sweden fishing and birding. Bird watching Northern Sweden.
Breeding pair of Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on our lake. Photo by sweden fishing and birding. Bird watching Northern Sweden.
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