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Crawfish Feeding

© Michelle Alton

Crawfish Feeding

Uploaded: July 08, 2012

Description


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I tossed some tiny cracker crumbs into the water, and the crawfish contorted to reach them. He has two in his claws, and his mouth is open.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 320, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 235.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Michelle Alton July 08, 2012 0

It took a while to train my eyes on the murky water. The large frog was near my feet, tadpoles were jumping all around...like porpoises, almost, except they never thrust their bodies out of the water. They just came to the surface and dove back under—repeatedly. That behavior continued. But there were a couple of “tadpoles” on the twigs. But WAIT!!!
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One of the tadpoles seemed to have MANY legs from where I stood. No! On closer look, the tadpoles’ twigs were now OCCUPIED by small crawfish. I could see five of them, right off the bat.

Note: The heron came back in the afternoon! Photos tomorrow.

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Monnie Ryan July 08, 2012 0

Wow - that pond is a real treasure trove! Outstanding captures, Michelle! #10219535

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic July 08, 2012 0

Wow, how interesting that must have been. Super cool! #10219606

Mike Clime July 08, 2012 0

Cool series of captures, Michelle! I know people who eat these. #10219799

Tammy Espino July 09, 2012 0

What a great capture!!! #10220261

Neal D. Hatcher July 09, 2012 0

Fantastiv capture #10220480

Ann Coates level-classic July 09, 2012 0

Crawfish, is that similar to a crayfish? Whatever it is they must be quite fascinating to watch. A great shot Michelle. #10220652

Jill Odice level-classic July 09, 2012 0

Are these the things they eat in New Orleans? :-) LOve the story! #10221899

Michelle Alton July 09, 2012 0

Yes, they ARE! But maybe theirs are larger. These are so small! You'd have to work so hard to get a mouthful. Years ago I saw TWO crayfish in the pond and they were almost lobster sized. #10221945

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