My dad came to town and for some reason all I took pictures of was this duck

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My dad came to visit this weekend, so I took him to North Point Park and Paul Revere Park--the same parks I went to on last weekend's Urban Nature Walk. It was about 20 degrees warmer, so it was quite pleasant andthere were a lot more people there. I didn't take very many pictures, since I took so many last week, but I couldn't resist trying to get a shot of this male common merganser.


Wait, come back for your close-up!

These ducks dive for fish and other small aquatic animals, usually in fresh water. They migrate to the coast when the lakes and rivers freeze up. This one is getting the best of both worlds swimming where the Charles meets the harbor.