Silver Lake, Hwy. 88, CA - Recently I made three trips to Silver Lake to find a Merganser mom and chicks. It was only on the third trip where I got lucky. The drive up to the lake, at around 8,000 feet, takes me two hours each way so happy I finally got some shots of the Mergansers. She has been at the lake with chicks every year for the last several years that I know of. Got other shots each trip up. Gear was Nikon, Z9 as well as D850, and 500PF.