Little Bird Swallows Big Live Fish
Mar 29, 2019 18:16:02 #
While I was photographing a few Pied-bill Grebes, one grabbed a fish and swallowed it live in about 6 seconds based on my camera metadata. I wasn't sure I captured the sequence until I looked at the pictures. The fish seemed way too big for this little Grebe. I'm sure the fish must have been wiggling in the Grebe's throat in the last shot. That little bird got an extra wiggle in his waggle ....and won't need to eat again for a while.
Pied-billed Grebe grabs a fish from the stream
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Repositions fish
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Opens as wide as possible
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"I think I can"
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"I almost got it"
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"I can't believe I ate the whole thing"
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PAR4DCR wrote:
Cute series Steve!
Don
Don
Thanks. It was a lucky accidental capture.
Mar 29, 2019 18:40:02 #
lensbaby007 wrote:
Wow, what a great sequence of captures!
Thanks! Sometimes, we're just lucky in what we capture.
Mar 29, 2019 18:41:00 #
I Derfdog wrote:
Better grow bigger wings to get into the air!
Yes, the Grebe maybe floating for a long time before flying again.
Mar 29, 2019 19:43:56 #
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Mar 29, 2019 21:09:38 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Enjoyed the series!!!
Pat
Pat
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was a surprising and fun capture.
Mar 29, 2019 21:11:02 #
UTMike wrote:
Thanks. It looks like we're in the same neighborhood.Outstanding series!
Mar 29, 2019 23:09:09 #
Steve F wrote:
Thanks. It looks like we're in the same neighborhood.
Just across I-15 in Daybreak.
Mar 29, 2019 23:56:05 #
Mar 30, 2019 05:34:50 #
Steve F wrote:
While I was photographing a few Pied-bill Grebes, one grabbed a fish and swallowed it live in about 6 seconds based on my camera metadata. I wasn't sure I captured the sequence until I looked at the pictures. The fish seemed way too big for this little Grebe. I'm sure the fish must have been wiggling in the Grebe's throat in the last shot. That little bird got an extra wiggle in his waggle ....and won't need to eat again for a while.
Nice set.
Mar 30, 2019 08:37:13 #
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