Release of a Merganser Chick

http://www.LTWC.org Knowing that this orphaned merganser chick's best chance for survival is to be united with a surrogate mother who will take it under her wing, LTWC volunteers head to a nearby wetland area where mergansers have been spotted. When they see a swimming female merganser, the volunteers hold the chick by the water, hoping that
her peeping will get the female's attention. The female responds, and changes direction to swim toward the chick. Hoping for the best, the volunteers let the chick go, and watch as it and the female swim toward each other. The chick is a little spooked when she first meets the female, but then they pair up -- a successful release!

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Category:

Pets & Animals

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• Lake
• Tahoe
• Wildlife
• Care
• merganser
• chick
• duck
• baby
• orphaned
• release
• orphan
• surrogate

[MyWildlifeVideos]

Still a favorite video... :)

[ACwithFT]

Thank you - that's great to hear. It's so nice to know that this video is still bringing people smiles! happy holidays, ac

[MyWildlifeVideos]

This is one of my favorite videos. I wanted to add that a couple of weeks later, both little mergansers were successfully released together! A very happy ending to this story. Thank you, LTWC.

[MyWildlifeVideos]

I brought a baby Merganser from International Bird Rescue Research Center to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care on August 9, 2008. I know our Merganser will be safe and well-cared for. There's another Merganser, about his age, already there. They are now roommates and share a private pool. They have fresh minnows to catch and eat. Thank you, LTWC, for all you do. Five stars!

[Needsmoreritalin]

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[PopPoliticsMedia]

Awesome story!