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    Default Pie billed grebe & chick

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    This pie billed tried and tried and tried some more to swallow this fish. Image made from a vehicle. Image adjustments in Lightroom.

    Hand held, Considerable crop.

    Canon 5D MarkIII
    Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
    600mm
    ISO 800
    f6.3
    1/800sec

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    John:
    I have seen this with loons a number of times, and it is amazing what they can eventually swallow. I always wonder how they handle the spiny fins, even if they can get it down. Most have some incredible digestive enzymes, and a really tough digestive tract.

    The crop has had an impact on the image quality. Do like the chick following along. I might soften the reflection slightly at the bottom of the frame.

    A classic example of 'biting off more than you can chew"

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