common merganser

[Bambi]

how on earth is he going to eat that big fish???

[Iguanasan]

Always really neat capturing them doing something rather than just sitting on the water. Nice set. Thanks for sharing.

[squirl033]

thanks, everyone!

how on earth is he going to eat that big fish???

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...

[Marko]

Very nice set SQ!

[Greg_Nuspel]

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.

[Bambi]

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.

oh goodie, that leaves 'birdwoman' still as Casil's title

(meant all in fun folks )

[Greg_Nuspel]

oh goodie, that leaves 'birdwoman' still as Casil's title

(meant all in fun folks )

I thought she was the Chickadee Chick;

How many Chickadees can the Chickadee Chick click if the Chickadee Chick can click Chickadees

[casil403]

oh goodie, that leaves 'birdwoman' still as Casil's title

(meant all in fun folks )

[QUOTE]How many Chickadees can the Chickadee Chick click if the Chickadee Chick can click Chickadees /QUOTE]

YaY! Birdwoman is still mine!!!!

Hey Greg...I resemble that remark...although yesterday I was the goosegal!