This is a discussion on common merganser within the Animals (mammals, birds, insects etc.) forums, part of the Show your photo (Color) - Landscape & Nature (flowers, mountains, storms etc.) category; they call 'em "goosanders" in the UK... this little fella was rather obliging and came in close enough for some ...
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common merganser
they call 'em "goosanders" in the UK... this little fella was rather obliging and came in close enough for some nice shots at the park yesterday. i watched him for about half an hour, as he caught himself a nice fat little catfish and spent the better part of 20 minutes fussing with it until he got it into position, then - gulp! - it was gone!40D, 400mm, 1/1000 @ f/8...
Last edited by squirl033; 01-10-2010 at 09:03 PM.
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I quite like this Squirrl. I like the clearness of the bird and the reflection of the bird.
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Very cool capture with the fish! Big fish for the little guy too!
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Nice with the Fish Rocky...I saw a female version of these today although she was too shy to get a good shot. Seems a bit early for them to be back....I didn't think they wintered here.
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how on earth is he going to eat that big fish???
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Always really neat capturing them doing something rather than just sitting on the water. Nice set. Thanks for sharing.
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thanks, everyone!
Bambi, you'd be absolutely amazed at the size of fish some of these birds can eat!! their necks and gullets are extremely elastic, and once they get the fish positioned head-first, it's usually gone in about 3 seconds... unlike osprey or eagles, which pick their supper apart into bites, mergansers, cormorants, herons and grebes swallow their prey whole. it's really amazing to see them swallow a fish almost half as big as they are...Originally Posted by Bambi
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Very nice set SQ!
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I think we have someone new vying for the title "The Birdman of Photography.ca" Excellent shots you have posted here, technically and aesthetically they are wonderful.
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oh goodie, that leaves 'birdwoman' still as Casil's title
(meant all in fun folks)
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