Whatcha Doing In There
by Gerry Sibell
Title
Whatcha Doing In There
Artist
Gerry Sibell
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An image of a male hooded merganser taken in northern Minnesota. I had a fun time yesterday watching this guy get more and more impatient for his mate to lay an egg and get out of the nest box! His call sounds like, "maag wah. The longer she sat in there, the more he kept giving his call. One year, he actually flew up to the box and looked in. My wife was watching the hen in the box because there is a camera in there and she can watch it on the television in the house.
Every time the male did his call, the hen would move one or two pieces of cedar shavings, almost like she could say she was busy doing something!! Then she would close her eyes and take a nap! Finally, the male had enough and took off. It wasn't long after the female decided she had played this out long enough, covered up the eggs, and took off after her mate. Fun to see!
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April 20th, 2020
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