Merganser On The Banks Of Spring ...

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence.”

     ~ Robert Wilson Lynd

        ~ 1879 ~ 1949

~ Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist & strong Irish nationalist

A female common merganser soaks up the beauty of a mid-April afternoon on the banks of the Saucon Creek just off the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia & North America. The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees.

 

Mergansers On The Eve Of Spring ...

“It is about five o’clock in an evening that the first hour of spring strikes ~ autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.”

     ~ Elizabeth Bowen

      ~ Irish novelist

      ~ 1899-1973

In the waning hours of winter, these common merganser drake & hen ducks dream of the arrival of spring in the early evening of the last day of winter ~ March 19, 2021 ~ in the waters of the Jordan Creek along the Jordan Creek Greenway at Covered Bridge Park, Orefield, Pennsylvania.

The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia & North America. The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees.