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Birds have different ways of eating a fish.\u00a0 Raptors have it easiest with their hooked bill and claws. Some birds, like a heron, must swallow the fish whole, while others, like this gull can pick pieces off of it.<\/p>\n
The fish was in the shallows on the edge of the Lake. The gull would drag it to the surface, and have a nibble or two before it sank again. It could have brought the fish right to the shore, but it never did.<\/p>\n
A California Gull considers the head of a fish.
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But, it really spent most of its time on the meaty parts.
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Birds have different ways of eating a fish.\u00a0 Raptors have it easiest with their hooked bill and claws. Some birds, like a heron, must swallow the fish whole, while others, like this gull can pick pieces off of it. … Continue reading