14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Red-breasted merganser, Chicago River, Chicago, IL
Many diving ducks winter along Lake Michigan. This male red-breasted merganser was forced inland to the downtown portion of the Chicago River in search of food due to a brutal winter that froze much of the species' favored feeding areas in the lake.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2014 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Richard Pallardy |