Hooded-Merganser with a satisfying meal.

[Ralph]

It took her a while but she finally got it down.

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[Charles Loy]

BIG gulp! Super snap, sharp and interesting.

 

[Ralph]

BIG gulp! Super snap, sharp and interesting.

Thanks Charles. It was a pretty heavy crop but it didn’t lose to much. She was carrying it around for a while before she got it down.

 

[gdecamp]

That's a mouthful! Love it!!

 

[cchuck]

Wow!! That is amazing! That may be the largest fish going down the gullet of the smallest duck I've seen. Would expect it of a Heron or Egret, but not a little Hoodie. Surprising to think a merganser's gizzard would be capable of crushing and grinding that to bits. Fantastic photo!

 

[Woody Meristem]

Great action shots.

 

[Ralph]

That's a mouthful! Love it!!

Thanks George

 

[Ralph]

Wow!! That is amazing! That may be the largest fish going down the gullet of the smallest duck I've seen. Would expect it of a Heron or Egret, but not a little Hoodie. Surprising to think a merganser's gizzard would be capable of crushing and grinding that to bits. Fantastic photo!

Thanks Chuck. It is amazing. There was a male merganser with a larger fish. He was struggling with it for quite some time. But I couldn’t get a good shot. He kept swimming away. He keep playing with it but he couldn‘t get it down. Not sure if he ever did.

 

[Ralph]

Great action shots.

Thanks Woody.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nice shots, Ralph. That was certainly a mouthful.

 

[Ralph]

Nice shots, Ralph. That was certainly a mouthful.

Thanks Dan