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Common mergansers are a delightful sight. My first sighting was a female with many fluffy little ducklings gathered on her back as she floated down the Seymour River, many years ago while working as a Park Ranger. This painting was inspired by the sweetness of this moment of rest for the family, and the beauty of the female’s identifiable crest. The word “merganser” comes from the Latin word and loosely translates to “plunging goose”—a good name for this large and often submerged duck.
