Clams Anyone?
When I heard that I might find limpkins at Harn’s Marsh in Lehigh Acres I went to look them up on my trusty iBird app as I had no clue what they looked like. Armed with this knowledge I set off one morning in search of them and a couple of other species I had not seen or photographed before. The Marsh did not disappoint, for no sooner had I got out of my car and headed for a pond I saw limpkins around the shoreline. Score!
I knew that they ate mollusks, but I had no idea how they opened them up. I soon found out. A limpkin picked up a clam shell and proceeded to tip it up on end. It would slip the tip of its beak inside the shell and then proceed to lift it up and then push down, hoping to pry the shell apart. After a few attempts it succeeded in opening the shell and then downed the treat inside. Nature is so ingenious!
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Clams Anyone?
When I heard that I might find limpkins at Harn’s Marsh in Lehigh Acres I went to look them up on my trusty iBird app as I had no clue what they looked like. Armed with this knowledge I set off one morning in search of them and a couple of other species I had not seen or photographed before. The Marsh did not disappoint, for no sooner had I got out of my car and headed for a pond I saw limpkins around the shoreline. Score!
I knew that they ate mollusks, but I had no idea how they opened them up. I soon found out. A limpkin picked up a clam shell and proceeded to tip it up on end. It would slip the tip of its beak inside the shell and then proceed to lift it up and then push down, hoping to pry the shell apart. After a few attempts it succeeded in opening the shell and then downed the treat inside. Nature is so ingenious!
Thanks so much for your views, faves and comments!
© 2018 Craig Goettsch - All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use without permission is prohibited.