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delia todd

Hungry (Podiceps cristatus)

I don't often get pictures of Great Crested Grebe, at least not good ones, but this guy was a little closer than normal.

He'd caught a huuuge fish and seemed to be having trouble swallowing it, but it disappeared eventually.

Anyone able to ID it?

Saturday Fun
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Habitat
Inland nature reserve
Location
Loch of Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
Date taken
21 April, 2024
Scientific name
Podiceps cristatus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
Stanley Jones
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My goodness, that was quite a feat to swallow this huge fish. This chap may not need to eat for a while. I hope the grebe has something for indigestion (lol). Fabulous action and behavioral picture D! TFS!
 
Macswede
Super Great Crested Grebe behaviour shot, Delia! They're very perseverant. I've seen them swallow fish that looked impossible.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
118
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
178.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Great Crested Grebe fishing 21 April 2024 Saturday Fun.jpg
File size
411.2 KB
Date taken
Sun, 21 April 2024 3:39 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1128px

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