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Crayfish for lunch

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by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 20 Aug 2025
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At the Drummond dam on the Magog river the shallow water offers lots of crayfishes to the numerous gulls spending the summer there. They go on a flat rock or on shore to eat it. They do pretty much like us. They first cut off the claws then crack it open. Since they eat a lot of those, it's usual to find spots full of claws and empty shells along the shore.

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
  • Focal: 800 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0004 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11
tagged: gull crayfish animal bird seagull waterfowl rock beak nature outdoors water gulls seabird lari vertebrate neck wing feather wildlife

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hmellon posted 2025-08-21 11:21pm

I like the play of light on the ripples here Yves and how it adds a nice touch of texture to the image. You caught him in a great pose in a very good close-up shot..

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perkyleb posted 2025-08-21 1:06pm

I agree with Debra. I love the ripples in the water, giving a sense of movement.

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Debra Plett posted 2025-08-20 10:19am

Great focus on the eye a Yves. The gull is posing so proudly with his catch. I really like the composition. A couple of rocks providing a podium for the gull and nice movement in the water.

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