American Avocet Takeoff Series

Getting three takeoff shots in a series like this is pretty unusual for me, especially since I didn’t clip any body parts. Yesterday was mostly a good day at Bear River MBR but I saw some very disturbing conditions while I was there.

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American Avocet Feeding on Fish

  I’ve spent many, many hours watching and photographing feeding avocets and have never once seen one eat a fish or even attempt to catch one that I was aware of.  Until yesterday.   American Avocet feeding on fish at Bear River MBR   While at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I photographed this avocet catching, manipulating and finally swallowing a fish.  I know that this behavior is not unheard of as Birds of North America Online (BNA) states that this species sometimes eats fish and my friend Dave Sparks once posted an avocet with a fish on an online critique forum.  However, for me it was something new and unique and worthy of a post here.  Ron 

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