[Maine-birds] Snowy ate a Mallard

Hi Barbara,   My husband and I once watched a Snowy catch and eat a (live) Mallard Duck. The snowy was sitting on a lump of ice on a mostly frozen bay (Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario). The ducks were swimming in a group in some unfrozen water nearby. One duck climbed onto the ice and waddled near the motionless owl; when the Mallard got close enough, wham! The rest was rather painful to watch.

    Carol in Town Hill

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