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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: nkwali on September 24, 2014, 12:13:24 PM

Title: Hermit thrush vs caterpillar
Post by: nkwali on September 24, 2014, 12:13:24 PM

I happened upon this hermit thrush (at least I think it's a hermit thrush) taking on a caterpillar in Banff. It took a good 5 minutes to get it all the way down.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/15155738990_cc5faa44e4_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p6g8bE)hermit1 (https://flic.kr/p/p6g8bE) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3913/15342435875_5ce2d0fb57_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pnKZEt)hermit2 (https://flic.kr/p/pnKZEt) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2943/15155738120_b76301104b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p6g7VE)hermit3 (https://flic.kr/p/p6g7VE) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/15155671359_d6a514f56b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p6fM5B)hermit4 (https://flic.kr/p/p6fM5B) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3855/15319393616_4d6e784f3c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pkHU19)hermit5 (https://flic.kr/p/pkHU19) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Hermit thrush vs caterpillar
Post by: paul_reeves on September 24, 2014, 12:39:53 PM

Very cool... except for the caterpillar.