Friends on the river #2

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Comments

Jane LeBlanc

Love it, Yves. You were in the right place at the right time.

Yves Langlois

Thank you Jane

Heather Mellon

Looking very mellow and relaxed in each other's company. Nice to see how things are in a bird's world too. Really cool shot Yves.

Yves Langlois

Thank you very much Heather, This site is my prefered one to observe the interaction between many species of birds.

Debra Plett

Fun story and cool shot Yves. I really like how the merganser and seagull appear to be friends just discussing their daily plans. Well done Yves.

Yves Langlois

Thank you very much Debra. I spent an hour on the site. The cam was on burst mode and I made a big amount of shots. I happend to snap that one wile she was moving wings. The look is quite unusual but very funy. I love that photo.

Description
A pose of the red-brested merganser that put a big smile on my face. Imagine that the merganser is story telling (with lots of hand motions) is last voyage south to the seagull.
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
November 4, 2025
Tagged
merganser seagul animal bird seagull waterfowl cormorant goose beak gulls seabird vertebrate lari wildlife wing feather european_herring_gull
Assignments
Wildlife
  • Focal: 800
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.0004 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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