Gang of Red-Breasted Mergansers

Today I glanced out of the window and saw a splashing ruckus in the distance, so I walked down to the waterfront. Once there I could see several, eight as I later counted, juvenile red-breasted mergansers making a beeline for the area by the culvert that lets Moxlie Creek drain into East Bay. I sat on the grass and watched them splash about, catch fish, protect their catch, frustrate a heron's hunting, and generally have a good time for about twenty minutes. Included here are the best two pics.