Common Loon swallowing a very wide fish

Eric Ellingson

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Apr 10, 2022, 9:00:27 PM4/10/22

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I recently watched a Common Loon swallow whole what I believe to be a flounder or something similar. It spent some time stabbing it and then maneuvering it into position before the gulp, gulp, gulp. Video of it here. https://flic.kr/p/2ndL8Wj

-Eric

Martha Dyck

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Apr 10, 2022, 9:32:13 PM4/10/22

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That is totally amazing! Thank you for sharing. A gorgeous bird too.

Martha Dyck

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I recently watched a Common Loon swallow whole what I believe to be a flounder or something similar. It spent some time stabbing it and then maneuvering it into position before the gulp, gulp, gulp. Video of it here. https://flic.kr/p/2ndL8Wj

-Eric

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Fredrick Sears

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Apr 10, 2022, 9:57:01 PM4/10/22

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Wow big fish.

Nice imaging!

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darcie hull

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Apr 10, 2022, 10:32:26 PM4/10/22

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Quite the meal! Kind of expected a big burp at the end🤗

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Wow big fish.

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Barry Ulman

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Apr 11, 2022, 1:13:18 AM4/11/22

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Great video! A lot of birds are like snakes—they swallow their food whole.

Barry ulman

On Apr 10, 2022, at 6:00 PM, Eric Ellingson <esell...@gmail.com> wrote:

I recently watched a Common Loon swallow whole what I believe to be a flounder or something similar. It spent some time stabbing it and then maneuvering it into position before the gulp, gulp, gulp. Video of it here. https://flic.kr/p/2ndL8Wj

-Eric

NANCY DOWNING

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Apr 11, 2022, 10:45:25 AM4/11/22

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Great catch for you and the loon!

On 04/10/2022 6:00 PM Eric Ellingson <esell...@gmail.com> wrote:

I recently watched a Common Loon swallow whole what I believe to be a flounder or something similar. It spent some time stabbing it and then maneuvering it into position before the gulp, gulp, gulp. Video of it here. https://flic.kr/p/2ndL8Wj

-Eric

Clement Stevens

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Apr 11, 2022, 12:04:23 PM4/11/22

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Eric, excellent job with this video. You were focused in your effort to be able to capture this. Awesome

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Keilani Look

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Apr 11, 2022, 1:43:45 PM4/11/22

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Awesome capture Eric! Glad you filmed in slo mo to get the dine detail or was that done in post editing? If so, what app?

On Apr 10, 2022, at 6:00 PM, Eric Ellingson <esell...@gmail.com> wrote:

I recently watched a Common Loon swallow whole what I believe to be a flounder or something similar. It spent some time stabbing it and then maneuvering it into position before the gulp, gulp, gulp. Video of it here. https://flic.kr/p/2ndL8Wj