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April 16, 2016: Roseate Spoonbill and A tricolor heron swalling a catfish

Tricolor Heron caught a catfish

apr 15 5775 heron catfish

The dynamics of swallowing a large catfish

Step by step swallowing

1)Holding the fish

apr 15 5851 holding fish

Washing the catfish

apr 15 5858 washing fish

Positioning the catfish to swallow head first

apr 15 5869 positioning fish

Positioning the catfish for optimal swallowing

apr 15 5880 positioning fish

Washing the fish

apr 15 5950 washing fish

Finish washing

apr 15 5952 finish washing

Demonstrating a flexible neck - 1st stage of swallowing

apr 15 5954 flexible neck

2nd swallowing stage

apr 15 5955 swallowing

More swallowing

apr 15 5956 swallowing fish

Completed swallowing

apr 15 5957 swallowing fish

Catfish outline in the neck

apr 15 5958 catfish in neck

Down down down

apr 15 5959 continued swallowing

Completed swallowing - note the bulge in the lower part of the neck and compare with the next image

apr 15 5962 finish swallowing

Completed swallowing

apr 15 5970 finish swallowing

Drinking a bit of water

apr 15 6015 drinking

Finished drinking

apr 15 6020 finished

Pre drinking a 2nd time

apr 15 6024 pre drinking

Preparing to take off with extra weight

apr 15 6318 pre takeoff

Takeoff

apr 15 6319 takeoff

Takeoff

apr 15 6320 takeoff

In flight

apr 15 6322 in flight

In flight

apr 15 6323 in flight

In flight

apr 15 6324 in flight

In flight

apr 15 6326 inflight

Roseate Spoonbill fishing (sweeping an area)

apr 16 0475 spoonbill lotus

apr 16 0479 spoonbill fishing

apr 16 0501 roseate spoonbill

apr 16 0507 duck spoonbill

apr 16 0524 roseate spoonbill reflection

apr 16 0550 roseate spoonbill

apr 16 0558 roseate spoonbill

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C. Frank Starmer

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