Struggle for a Meal

Day 26 / Year 2
05.26.11
I was lucky enough to witness the most amazing struggle today at the river. This Clark's Grebe surfaced in front of me with a BIG fish. It was really weighing him down and he was struggling to stay above water. I watched for about 10 minutes as he was taken under again and again. As you can see, he must have lost his grip underwater at one point because he came back up with the fish facing the opposite direction. The water was super choppy and eventually he went under and lost his meal. After he lost it, his jaw must have been hurting because he never shut it all the way again while I was there.
It is amazing me what you see if you just take the time to look!