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This male merganser was bobbing his head up and down, while trying to impress a nearby female with his courtship skill. She didn’t show the slightest interest but instead another male merganser was approaching quietly from behind and “poked” him in the back. The surprised expression of the first male merganser was priceless! He launched forward but just slowly swam away as if nothing happened. This behavior would have been unthinkable among us humans…

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Joshua


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# 1 - Trying to impress the lady

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# 2 - Instead, it attracted an envious male merganser

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#3 - “Enemy” approaching from behind

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# 4 - Still frolicking while his “buddy” was getting really close…

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# 5 - Tagged! Scared the heck out of this guy!

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#6 - Making him launch forward

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# 7 - What the heck…

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# 9 - Didn’t face him much after that

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# 10 - As if nothing happened…

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Oct 30, 2022 at 12:37 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Wonderful behavioral set Josh. The colors reflected in the water is great and your exposures of this tricky to expose are perfect

Morris

Oct 30, 2022 at 02:29 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Great story to go with the photos! Very well done.
Phil

Oct 30, 2022 at 04:57 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

What a sequence. Love the story and the light.

Oct 30, 2022 at 06:31 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Superb set in catching such action Joshua. The Hooded Mergansers make such a great subject and you've presented them at their best.

Oct 30, 2022 at 06:58 PM

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morris wrote:
Wonderful behavioral set Josh. The colors reflected in the water is great and your exposures of this tricky to expose are perfect

Morris

Thank you very much, Morris!

Photog Guy wrote:
Great story to go with the photos! Very well done.
Phil

I appreciate your kind words, Phil!

Oct 30, 2022 at 07:20 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Beautiful series Joshua.

Oct 31, 2022 at 02:26 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

A fantastic and funny series Joshua! Gorgeous light. Those little buggers are some of the hardest critters to get good exposures off.
Dave

Oct 31, 2022 at 03:51 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Joshua, you have captured a quite amazing sequence ! Beautiful shots and love the story.

Birdie

Oct 31, 2022 at 04:00 PM

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sathsy2017 wrote:
What a sequence. Love the story and the light.

Thank you very much, Sathya!

louie champan wrote:
Superb set in catching such action Joshua. The Hooded Mergansers make such a great subject and you've presented them at their best.

I always appreciate your kind words, Loui! Thank you!

Ted ellis wrote:
Beautiful series Joshua.

Thank you very much, Ted!

Oct 31, 2022 at 07:43 PM

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lighthound wrote:
A fantastic and funny series Joshua! Gorgeous light. Those little buggers are some of the hardest critters to get good exposures off.
Dave

Thank you for your kind words, Dave!

birdied wrote:
Joshua, you have captured a quite amazing sequence ! Beautiful shots and love the story.

Birdie

Birdie, I always appreciate your kind comment!

Nov 01, 2022 at 02:30 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Great sequence, Joshua! 😂

Nov 01, 2022 at 05:02 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Joshua, beautiful set and loved reading the details. Each and every image is tack sharp. Your usual top quality work. 👍🏻

Nov 01, 2022 at 10:13 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Neat series, Joshua. Fine work, as usual.

Nov 02, 2022 at 06:14 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Great set Joshua!
Thanks for sharing

Richard

Nov 02, 2022 at 07:36 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Just amazing Joshua...as usual.
Eric

Nov 02, 2022 at 03:58 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Anything to get the gal

Nice sequence Joshua, such a pretty glow to that water and great looking shots of the Mergansers.

Karl

Nov 03, 2022 at 06:48 AM

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OSP2017 wrote:
Great sequence, Joshua! 😂

Thank you very much, Vladimir!

keepclicking wrote:
Joshua, beautiful set and loved reading the details. Each and every image is tack sharp. Your usual top quality work. 👍🏻

Paul, I greatly appreciate your kind words. Thank you!

psharvic wrote:
Neat series, Joshua. Fine work, as usual.

Vic, thank you very much for your kind comment!

RichP42 wrote:
Great set Joshua!
Thanks for sharing

Richard

Richard, thank you very much!

eyelaser wrote:
Just amazing Joshua...as usual.
Eric

Eric, thank you for your kind comment!

Karl Witt wrote:
Anything to get the gal

Nice sequence Joshua, such a pretty glow to that water and great looking shots of the Mergansers.

Karl

Karl, I always appreciate your kind comment - thank you kindly!

Nov 03, 2022 at 07:23 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

Great looking sequence !

John

Nov 03, 2022 at 08:45 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · His “buddy” pulled a prank on him

You got some great actions-as usual! Beautiful set, Joshua.

Shibu

Nov 03, 2022 at 11:25 AM

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