caption: The image shows a hooded merganser male swimming in the water, its hooded feathers glistening in the sunlight as it gracefully glides through the water's surface. Its distinctive hooded head and neck are a striking contrast to its white and black feathers, and its beak is a bright yellow-orange color. Its eyes are a deep black, and it has a white patch on its chest and a white line running down its back. Its wings are a mottled brown and white, with a black and white striped pattern on its wings and tail.