Great Northern Diver - the crabs legs
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) feed mainly on fish but also eat crustaceans including crabs. I‘ve seen plenty of photos of divers with crabs in their bills, usually with all the legs and pincers still attached. The photo shows the diver holding the crab by its left legs and you can see that its right legs have been removed. You can also see the notches on the front of the carapace which identify this as a Shore Crab Carcinus maenas. Shortly after I took this photo the diver held the carb under water and shook it vigorously to remove the remaining legs. Taken in Scarborough harbour, North Yorkshire.
Great Northern Diver - the crabs legs
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) feed mainly on fish but also eat crustaceans including crabs. I‘ve seen plenty of photos of divers with crabs in their bills, usually with all the legs and pincers still attached. The photo shows the diver holding the crab by its left legs and you can see that its right legs have been removed. You can also see the notches on the front of the carapace which identify this as a Shore Crab Carcinus maenas. Shortly after I took this photo the diver held the carb under water and shook it vigorously to remove the remaining legs. Taken in Scarborough harbour, North Yorkshire.