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| Subject: | Royal Spoonbill with prey |
| From: | Con Boekel <> |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:25:49 +0000 |
This Royal Spoonbill has just flicked its prey towards its throat. Somehow the spoonbills manage to separate their prey from other materials they pick up when they capture the prey. I have observed the spoonbills catch many Gambusia over the past fortnight at Kelly's. The fish in this image would be between 20mm (if an adult male) and 40mm (if an adult female) long. regards Con Attachment:
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