Common Merganser hen swallowing a White Perch - Millstone River (just below the D&R Aqueduct), Princeton, New Jersey
After looking at this image in my 1000+ view album, I decided to reprocess it with a little more "zip", and a wide screen friendly format.
Click on the image in the first comment to read the story about this fem and her catch, and view the original 2010 post to compare this newer processing with the original.
FYI: The perch was a 5 - 6 inches, but proved to be no problem for this hungry merganser!
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Common Merganser drake - Musconetcong River, Asbury, New Jersey
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Common Merganser hen - The Musconetcong River, Asbury, New Jersey
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You can't time this kind of shot,
and luck surely played a role in this capture.
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Common Merganser hen - The Musconetcong River, Asbury, New Jersey
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Run silent, run deep!
I'n not sure what she was up to,
and it's possible she was just tryin' to maintain a low profile and sneak by me undetected. :{)
A cool pose regardless of motive!
(see comments for possible motives)
* Translation - "What's up with that?" (for those who don't watch "Saturday Night Live") :{)
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Common Merganser hen - The Musconetcong River, Asbury, New Jersey
Sometimes you just gotta itch!
Luckily she decided to itch when she was the closest I had seen her all afternoon!
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