Hooded Merganser with Snack

Hooded Merganser with Snack

A big snack!

Hooded Merganser with Snack
Hooded Merganser with Snack

Some kind of a tadpole from the shape and way bigger than the duck’s mouth.

Hooded Merganser with Snack
Hooded Merganser with Snack

So big she took it for a ride before trying to swallow it, and slapped it in the water a couple of times.

Hooded Merganser with Snack
Hooded Merganser with Snack

Two other Mergansers that were following along so she changed course. Shortly after this image she swallowed it.

Hooded Merganser with Snack
Hooded Merganser with Snack

Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
February 27, 2023

 

4 thoughts on “Hooded Merganser with Snack”

    1. I’m always expecting to see a bird choke on prey that seems too big, but somehow they manage, only rarely looking like it might have been a bad idea.

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