Ibis quarry question
Aug 29, 2020 12:28:31 #
Aug 29, 2020 12:30:29 #
So far as I could tell, it appeared to pull the critter up from the ground with a little tug.
Aug 29, 2020 18:53:11 #
lowkick wrote:
An eel?
an American eel...... I can't cut/paste a picture, but here's a website:
https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/freshwater-fish-of-america/american_eel.html
Aug 29, 2020 19:08:42 #
This photo was taken in the middle of a golf course. The ibis was at least a dozen yards away from the water hazard, which might or might not in some manner connect through canals to larger bodies of water. It is possible that he caught the eel in the water, and had it on the ground before I got there.
I used s magnifying glass on the critter on the larger screen and believe it is segmented. That might be an artifact though. So, for the time being, let’s call it an American eel.
I used s magnifying glass on the critter on the larger screen and believe it is segmented. That might be an artifact though. So, for the time being, let’s call it an American eel.
Aug 29, 2020 22:03:20 #
Looks like the ibis has caught a small Asian eel. I have seen blue heron catch and eat them too.
Aug 30, 2020 00:08:58 #
Guy850
Loc: Connecticut
daldds wrote:
Looks like an eelI shot this heavily cropped image with a Sony RX100iv at full telephoto on a golf course in Florida.
Can anyone identify the critter?
Thanks.
Can anyone identify the critter?
Thanks.
Aug 30, 2020 08:10:21 #
Aug 30, 2020 08:30:52 #
goofybruce wrote:
How much water? Tidal area? might be some sort of eel which got stranded and the ibis is the local scavenger?...
Yep. I sent the picture to a wildlife biologist friend of mine and he thought it was an eel.
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