Merganser - fishing strategy

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Comments


Debra Plett

Terrific composition Yves. Indeed this is fun and interesting shot. The mergansers body is quite camouflaged against the rocks. This must have been a great spot for fishing, cool how they are all bobbing at the same time.

Yves Langlois

Thank you for the nice comment Debra. For the first time this season I introduce a different way in my photography strategy. Instead of walking and clicking I stay on one site for a long period to learn how birds live their day to day life. I was not disapointed so far.

Heather Mellon

This photo is really unique and interesting, I've never seen one like it before. I love how you caught them fishing in unison here and the contrasting detail of the rocky shoreline, mergansers and water are beautifully captured here. Awesome shot, Yves!

Yves Langlois

Thank you for the much appreciated comments Heather. There is someting I like very much too in that picture

Jane LeBlanc

Nice job, Yves. I love the feel of the photo....you can almost smell the water.

Yves Langlois

Thank you Jane. I was very surprise to see them patroling head down like that.

Description
A group of common mergansers fishing the Magog river gave me some pretty nice shots. Here they patrol moving forward in a slow pace looking into the water for a pretty long time. It make for a very special picture.
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
October 25, 2024
Tagged
merganser nature outdoors pond water rock land leisure_activities person sport swimming water_sports animal bird water_resources branch plant vegetation watercourse lake grass bank
  • Focal: 800
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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