Male Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish And Then Eating His Catch
And believe it or not, this time he brought the fish close to me before gobbling it down instead of carrying it far away like he’s done repeatedly in the past.
Tag: swallowing fish
Belted Kingfisher Stunning, Tossing And Swallowing Prey
A few days ago this female kingfisher landed close to me with a meal so I was able to document the gritty details of the demise of the fish.
Extremes In Fish Size White Pelicans Will Attempt To Eat
American White Pelicans eat fish almost exclusively and the size range of fish they’ll attempt to swallow can be extreme. If they show poor judgment they can get into serious trouble.
Pied-billed Grebe With A Mouthful
Just a single shot this time. I’m often blown away by the ability of some species to swallow huge prey whole when I have trouble gulping down anything much larger than an aspirin without chewing it first. 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc A few months ago I watched and photographed this Pied-billed Grebe for 13 minutes as it tried to get this fish down its gullet. Other grebes attempting to steal the prize didn’t make the process an easy one but eventually the bird was successful. It’s not readily apparent in this shot but the fish was much wider than the head of the grebe. I could hardly believe what I saw… Ron
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Belted Kingfisher Stunning, Tossing And Swallowing Prey
A few days ago this female kingfisher landed close to me with a meal so I was able to document the gritty details of the demise of the fish.
Extremes In Fish Size White Pelicans Will Attempt To Eat
American White Pelicans eat fish almost exclusively and the size range of fish they’ll attempt to swallow can be extreme. If they show poor judgment they can get into serious trouble.
Pied-billed Grebe With A Mouthful
Just a single shot this time. I’m often blown away by the ability of some species to swallow huge prey whole when I have trouble gulping down anything much larger than an aspirin without chewing it first. 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc A few months ago I watched and photographed this Pied-billed Grebe for 13 minutes as it tried to get this fish down its gullet. Other grebes attempting to steal the prize didn’t make the process an easy one but eventually the bird was successful. It’s not readily apparent in this shot but the fish was much wider than the head of the grebe. I could hardly believe what I saw… Ron