©Heather Reid

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hitching a Ride

Steve Selden

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day, opens in new tab website.

This week we chose a common merganser duck family going for a ride on mom’s back.

©Heather Reid
©Heather Reid

Photographer Heather Reid captured this awesome moment in Ontario, Canada!

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