One time on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis I watched a Pied-billed Grebe
attempt to eat a Sunfish it had caught. I watched it for about 20 minutes
trying to position the fish in a way that it could eat it. The fish however
looked taller than the Grebe's throat was wide. It dropped it several times,
each time retrieving it. I had to leave so I didn't know if the Grebe ever
succeeded, but I doubt it.
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Subject: [mou-net] Video--baby Brown Thrasher vs. Garter Snake
St. Louis County near Floodwood; June 12
Came upon a bizarre scene while doing bird surveys for the DNR.
A recently fledged Brown Thrasher had evidently been fed a 12-inch long baby
Garter Snake by its parent.
It was trying valiantly to get the snake down when....
Well, the video will show what happened next. Anyone seen anything similar?
Outcome?http://thephotonaturalist.com/
Sparky Stensaas
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