We spotted these snorkeling Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Bodega Harbor when leaving work today (18 March 2022). Common Mergansers are fish-eaters and "visual pursuit predators" — when you see them swimming in this position, they're actively searching under water for prey:
Here's a closer look at the male:
And the female:
Maybe they found some sticklebacks in the eelgrass?
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