Merganser finds herself trapped in
an ever-diminishing circle of water.
She is the only living soul within
20,000 leagues.....
Like Pauline tied to the railroad
tracks, the unforgiving ice encroaches minute by minute....
Is there no one to come to her aid?
Will the ice freeze her in its deadly embrace?
She turns around and around, trying
to keep the small puddle of water open.
There's always that one itchy
feather.... It takes her mind of her plight just briefly.
Whatever shall I do, she sobs.
Snow falls lightly, muffling her
cries for help. There is no one to hear.
Her long serrated bill with the hook
on the end is made for catching fish, not acting as an icebreaker....
She dives, seeking an escape
route.....
Again and again and again....
Until..... She's gone.
What the little stinker does is come up behind me, quack so loudly I almost drop my camera, and then flies away on a wing and laugh.
As the merganser flew away on a wing and a laugh, you were likely left smiling. Nice image for your outing! Smiles from Korea, Patti and Cap
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