A pair of Common Mergansers made a 3 day fishing trip to the shallow waters of lower Chemong Lake. At one point I observed them darting around while looking in the water. Suddenly the male grabbed a large sunfish and started to swim away. The female kept up and tried to steal the fish. Then the male flipped the fish up and after a few gulps the sunfish was ingested. I was too far away at that point to get photos or video of the action. The photos in this gallery were taken a few minutes later when I was able to get closer to the birds.
(Photographed April 3, 2020, on lower Chemong Lake, Emily Township, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada)