Almost Got Away…
This afternoon I was watching a white ibis feeding in and around the oyster beds in the salt marsh. At one point the ibis plucked out a small mud crab but the little crab didn’t want to go quietly. The crab managed to fight it’s way out of the ibis’ long curved bill and the bird dropped it.
But…the hungry ibis was not about to let his tasty treat get away that easy. He immediately re-caught the crab and swallowed down the crunchy snack!
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Non poteva lasciarsi scappare uno snack così goloso 🙂
Bellissimi scatti. Un caro saluto. Patrizia
Era molto felice con la sua merenda. Grazie per i vostri commenti carini!
Alles Gute für 2015…. mögen alle guten Vorsätze und Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen.
GLG Mathilda ♥
Beste Wünsche zu Ihnen für einen wundervollen neuen Jahres! 🍸
I love these photos~ What great exposure – captures the whites and the terrific beak and eye colors of the Ibis, and equally beautifully illustrates that rich deep blue of the water! Cool action, too!
Thanks a million I’m glad you enjoyed seeing the goofy ibis with his snack!
Great details! Love that last one with the snack doing down. Yuk!
It’s funny how they will quickly gulp down a tiny crab but will spend a lot of time to slowly dismantle a big blue crab. 🙂
Well, at least it was quick and painless. Happy New Year, Phil!
Yeah you had to figure that was a quick way for poor crabby to go. Thanks and Happy New Year to you Angelia!
Almost don’t know who to root for in this case. The little crab or the hungry Ibis. So it goes.
Yes indeed, so it goes in nature. But more often then not, poor crabby loses the fight.
Happy New Year, Phil!
Thank you, Happy New Year to you as well!
He eats better than I do, great shots, and beautiful details!!! Thanks Phil
I know what you mean, I never get fresh crab. Well, I guess I don’t really want it that fresh. 🙂
They get nice shrimp too if they are lucky!
Nice captures of the action. The little guy almost made it too.
Little crabby had a shot there for a second but ultimately could not escape the hungry ibis.
Great photos, Phil. I’m with Gunta. 🙂
Yes, I know what you mean Sylvia, and as I mentioned poor crabby loses most of these battles. Except there was that one time when he beat up the alligator! 🙂
Great shots. I’m glad my food doesn’t run away from me!
I’m lucky just to get through a meal without some of it getting on my shirt. I know it would be much worse (and messier) if I had to chase it around.
Great captures. 😀
Thanks very much for looking and glad you liked these ibis photos!
Enjoyed the sequence. Great re-capture of that little crab! 🙂
The ibis seemed to be quite pleased with himself for managing that recapture!
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Nice captures.