Walking up to Mirror Lake I spotted this male common merganser inTenaya Creek.
Then I spied his mate. She is much harder to pick out in the raging water. I wasn't prepared, I'd never seen them in Yosemite before and they swim and dive quickly in the churning water. It is amazing that they can swim against the current. They must be incredibly strong.
Unfortunately, the view was blocked by the trees but I think it is interesting how she is swimming with her head in the water. We watched for a while before they flew off.You can find more watery sites at Watery Wednesday, hosted for us by 2sweetnsaxy.
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Nice captures Martha. Mergansers are quite entertaining.
Wow, you can really see how fast the current is in your photographs.
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Beautiful shots. The raging waters though look a bit precarious though the mergansers don't seem to mind :)
Brave little birds! Beautiful photos.
I love the play with light in the first shot! Well done!
What a nice sight to add to the already glorious beauty of that walk up to Mirror Lake! I can imagine how that creek is raging by now!
Great catch in spite of the trees!
He is a brave one swimming through the strong currents. Great catch!
Seems as if they were even stronger than much of the stones, having already some cracks. Beautiful photography. Wishing you all a nice Tuesday.
their strength is indeed amazing! I suppose we all have it in us to swim against the current from time to time:-)
It looks as though that current will sweep them away! They must be practicing for a Triathlon!
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