Frigatebird "Shaking Down" a ?
Apr 19, 2022 09:54:00 #
I don't remember what the smaller bird was and here's the story.
The white bird had caught a fish and was sitting on the shore about
to eat it. The larger Frigatebird saw the chance to steal an easy meal.
The Frigatebird started to harass the smaller bird and finally grabbed
the smaller bird and flew out over the water with it. The shaking and the terror
that the smaller bird must have been feeling finally caused it to
give up its meal. I was fortunate enough to have captured that moment.
The second photo shows the smaller bird released and a swarm of Frigatebirds
going after the fish that was just dropped.
The scene is in The Galapagos Islands.
The white bird had caught a fish and was sitting on the shore about
to eat it. The larger Frigatebird saw the chance to steal an easy meal.
The Frigatebird started to harass the smaller bird and finally grabbed
the smaller bird and flew out over the water with it. The shaking and the terror
that the smaller bird must have been feeling finally caused it to
give up its meal. I was fortunate enough to have captured that moment.
The second photo shows the smaller bird released and a swarm of Frigatebirds
going after the fish that was just dropped.
The scene is in The Galapagos Islands.
Apr 19, 2022 10:08:36 #
Apr 19, 2022 11:02:33 #
Apr 19, 2022 14:11:47 #
Wow, so cool to get this sequence. The frigate birds almost look dystopian! I believe that's an unlucky tern there...
Apr 19, 2022 20:12:34 #
Apr 20, 2022 08:31:56 #
Apr 20, 2022 20:58:21 #
Nice capture. If they get in the water, it's curtains for those klepto-parasitic birds.
Apr 24, 2022 09:38:27 #
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