Common Mergansers - Calgary, AB

2022 - June 15 - June 16

What a pleasant surprise to see Common Merganser chicks at the Marshall Springs ponds this Spring. I'm pretty sure this didn't happen there in either of the two previous Springs/Summers (2020 or 2021), as I spent quite a bit of my time observing the wildlife during both.
At the time these photos were taken (over a two day period) I observed two separate mothers raising chicks, one with four little ones, and the other with ten. 
It's got to be one of the cutest things in nature, imo, seeing little ones riding on the backs of adults!
From what I've seen so far, it would seem that the male doesn't have any part in the raising of the chicks.
Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 15th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 15th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 15th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 15th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 15th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chick, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser chicks, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB

Common Merganser family, Marshall Springs ponds - Fish Creek Prov. Park, Calgary, AB - June 16th

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