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| Chris Sheridan | profile | all galleries >> Diving Mallards | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 These two drakes... |
 Were among three drakes and a hen Mallard observed diving underwater for food--apparently snails. |
 Mallard under water... |
 still under....bubbles.... |
 A drake emerges with a hard, rounded object, probably a snail. |
 He swallows it whole. |
 The hen takes a dive. Is she using her wings to help propel herself under water? |
 totally submerged.... |
 she comes up with a morsel. |
 The hybrid Mallard emerges with a snail, after a prolonged dive. |
 A closer look. |
 Splash... |
 splash....after a long dive... |
 the hybrid comes up again... |
 ... a small snail clenched in his bill. |
 Three of the divers, an onlooker, and one underwater |
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