Don't play with your food!
A long-billed curlew seemingly plays with its prey, a sand crab along the beach at Salinas River NWR.
This curlew had the same behavior pattern that I saw with the whimbrels - they would use their long bills to find crabs and then move up the beach away from the water. They would let the crab go, chase it and then start the process over until the crab did not move any longer. "Down the hatch," and then repeat!
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Have a great week ahead!
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Don't play with your food!
A long-billed curlew seemingly plays with its prey, a sand crab along the beach at Salinas River NWR.
This curlew had the same behavior pattern that I saw with the whimbrels - they would use their long bills to find crabs and then move up the beach away from the water. They would let the crab go, chase it and then start the process over until the crab did not move any longer. "Down the hatch," and then repeat!
Best viewed large.
Have a great week ahead!
Thank you for your views and comments - they are greatly appreciated!
© 2016 Craig Goettsch - All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use without permission is prohibited.