Watch this female Common Merganser with a parade of chicks! #birds

Female Common Mergansers lay up to 17 eggs, so it's not uncommon to observe a flock of merganser chicks following their mom along the shore or across a freshwater lake in the summer. The mother sticks close to her chicks for several weeks to defend them from predators, including hawks and eagles. We're celebrating these female birds and others on #FemaleBirdDay this weekend—tell us, have you noticed any female birds lately? 📹: Dr Alphonso Rodriguez