Double-crested Cormorant Goes Fishing

Gregg Thompson took these photos in December 2015 at a fishing pier in Edmonds.

A rockfish is caught from the briny deep...

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How to swallow something so prickly?

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First, get eye to eye with lunch

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Cleverly flip it into position...

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Going the right way — down the hatch

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Gulp...

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Now a quick wash and dry after lunch

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Check out this BirdNote show about the Double-crested Cormorant.

All photos © Gregg Thompson.