Hooded Merganser with a Crawdad
Mar 3, 2016 16:26:47 #
This Merganser caught and ate 4 or 5 of these fish. After he catches them, he shakes them violently by the leg with the claw until the leg breaks off. As you can see in this image, the leg has just broken off. Then the fish lands back into the water and the Merganser retrieves it by the other leg and shakes it again until that one breaks off too. Then he promptly devours the fish tail first. It's funny because his mate is always next to him and he never shares his catch with her. I wonder what's up with that?
Mar 3, 2016 16:28:31 #
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Mar 3, 2016 17:11:51 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
The claws have a very thick exoskeleton. He probably cannot break through them to get the meat inside.
Mar 3, 2016 18:11:46 #
Excellent action capture and very beautiful image and download jeep daddy and also a great narrative! Thanks!
Mar 3, 2016 18:38:12 #
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Mar 3, 2016 18:50:35 #
Brian in Whitby wrote:
The claws have a very thick exoskeleton. He probably cannot break through them to get the meat inside.
True. In fact, they can't digest any of the exoskeleton and I saw him cough up a big wad of red stuff that I'm sure was the undigested exoskeleton.
Mar 3, 2016 21:59:44 #
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Mar 4, 2016 16:29:54 #
Spectacular shot - perfect timing! Enjoyed the lesson also.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Mar 4, 2016 17:33:57 #
Mar 4, 2016 20:41:17 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
This Merganser caught and ate 4 or 5 of these fish... (show quote)
Wow, what a shot! How far do you think you were from the Merganser? Which lens? Fantastic in download. :thumbup:
Mar 4, 2016 23:24:37 #
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