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Robbery In Progress

Robbery In Progress

This cormorant caught a nice size rainbow trout and two Pelicans try to seal it.

This cormorant caught a nice size rainbow trout and two Pelicans try to seal it.
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NIKON Z 9

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Aperture 800/100 ISO 2000 Shutter 10/12500 Focal Length 7000/10

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Milpitas, California, US

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Mar, 2024

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Cool image, Mark! Great timing!

Nice one!

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Whoa! Great catch, Mark. Looks as though the cormorant has half-swallowed the fish, so don't think the pelicans can take it from him.

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Hurry hurry and swallow Mr. Cormorant!! Lol! I have watched these Pelicans in action...when they catch up to the Cormorant they about drown them to get them to let go of the fish. They definitely don't play nice when it comes to food! 😉😶

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Typical Pelican behavior. They are not nice. 😉

Perfect timing!

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