This morning by the Earhart Dam, I saw the Environmental Police bust a couple of guys for fishing without a license. I find myself wondering if I'd need a license to fish with a trained cormorant. Certainly the cormorants are the only fishers I see who ever actually catch anything. In the picture above, it looks like the eel is winning, but no dice; seconds later it was in the cormorant's stomach -- whole and undoubtedly quite alive.
I was thinking I might see some sandpipers this morning, but no luck -- or maybe I was just a bit early. I did see quite a good a number of common terns, though, which was a bit unusual. Otherwise just the usual suspects. Except, surprisingly, for Canada geese. I didn't see a one. Maybe they were busted for crapping on the grass.
Amazing capture here! Wow that looks like quite a big eel putting up a good fight, but you say the bird could really swallow the whole thing down and it goes down still alive the whole way?! I wonder, would such a big (and unlucky!) eel stand any small chance of escaping the hungry cormorant's stomach/gullet if eaten in that condition?? I can't imagine the bird can really digest that whole entire thing! Keep up the interesting shots! ;)
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