Lunch On The Spear
by Deborah Benoit
Title
Lunch On The Spear
Artist
Deborah Benoit
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Photograph - Original Photograpgy By Deborah Benoit
Description
This is a bird called an Anhinga. They spear fish with their beak. Yesterday while I was at a pond I go to I saw another Anhinga. That one had something on it`s beak but it was not a fish. The poor bird was flopping around trying to get the thing off it`s beak and was not having any luck.
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The end of their beak is serrated. So when something gets on there it stays pretty good. I knew from watching this bird that it was in trouble. I happen to carry a card with me for animal control. So I called them. They were there in about 15 minutes. The bird came close to shore so she was able to catch it with a net. Once we had the bird we were so surprised to see what was on it`s beak. It was the head of a stuffed monkey. Because of the material the bird probably would have never gotten it off of it`s beak. A man standing by used a knife to cut it off of the birds beak. We released the bird back in the pond and it is fine.
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Moral to this story is never throw anything in a pond that doesn`t not belong there.
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May 28th, 2013
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #19 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Shoal Hollingsworth
This is wonderful, I nominated this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views groups. L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Don Columbus
Congratulations Deborah, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Sherri Of Palm Springs
How in heavens name do you get a image like this...wow I love it...big smile..he's going to smile to when finishes eating...lovely shot Deborah. Sherri fl
Linda Phelps
V. Love this gorgeous blue water which makes an excellant backdrop fo the this bird with it's catch for a meal. Very nice timing!.
AnnaJo Vahle
I agree with Joy, Deborah. I am so pleased that you were able to help the poor anhinga. Nevertheless...great capture! fv
Tessa Fairey
Magnificent capture Deborah! Well done for saving the other Anhinga! Poor thing must have really been stressed! v/f
Deborah Benoit replied:
It was so stressed. Glad it worked out well. Thank you for you comment Tessa!
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