20200403 Common Merganser
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)
Read More(Photographed April 3, 2020, on lower Chemong Lake, Emily Township, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada)