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Thanks, Elsa. I was sitting in a Muskoka chair on the dock, looking for the loons to come by as they did every morning this summer. It was not to be though, I didn't see or hear them all weekend - I think they migrated south with the coming of winter. Fortunately three young Common Mergansers came by, and they moved like they were on a mission. I actually missed a few shots because at one stage they came so close to where I was sitting that I could not focus on them - they were inside the minimum focus distance of the 500mm PF lens. The Muskoka chair is low to the ground, and the dock surface is about 60 cm above the water. This allowed me a fairly low-level shot.
Thanks. These birds were really motoring, hence the bow wave in front of the bird.
Thanks, Steven.
Thanks, Gavin. It's easy to sit on your butt in a low chair and wait for the animals to approach.
Does she have a family or is she alone?
Fortunately staying with my cousin and his family. She is very lucky - she would never have gone otherwise
Thank you, sir.
Nice shot Rassie! Love Mergansers!
Thanks, Woody. Right time and place indeed.
Thanks. I’ve only ever seen the adults in the past. These youngsters were newly independent and have left their parents.
