These four female Hooded Mergansers spread out a little bit and alternated diving.

They were quite successful at capturing their prey, some kind of crayfish or fresh water shrimp.

Looking through the camera lens you don’t always realize everything that is happening in a scene

— and up popped another duck!

And just as quickly one dove.

then another.

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 30, 2023