This red breasted merganser duck has clearly mastered the aquatic version of the "head in the sand" move. It seems to be trying to find something so quickly that it forgot the rest of its body is still very much on display. While it looks like a comedic pose, this is actually a powerful and efficient hunting maneuver. This bird is likely deep in concentration, focused on catching one of the small fish it needs to eat, completely unaware of how ridiculous it looks from above.

I’m 'shore' I left my lunch down there somewhere . . . 🦆🌿🪶🦉🍁

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