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French Canadian living in Europe since 1989!
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This Gull worked very hard for this find!
It had to put lots of effort in dragging it
in shallower water…


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That's a lucky gull. I didn't know they were capable of catching such large fish.
 
I didn't know


Catching the prey is not too difficult but Gulls
are not equipped to kill such large and slimy
preys it like Cormorants or Egrets can. And
Gulls don't dive I believe!

So they stay on the look out for wounded, even
dead ones. They are partially scavengers for that
r
eason. They will eagerly predate small water birds
with great success as Heron, Egrets and others will.
 
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I think I would be a bit concerned about two large Roach turning up dead in your lake Daniel, unless it's the same occasion as the last you showed.
 
unless it's the same occasion as the last you showed.
No, Roger, there are some days between the incidents.
I would be a bit concerned about two large Roach turning up dead in your lake
  1. not a lake but a dammed river, a reservoir feeding the
    marsh.
  2. 5 waders species and one heavy duty diver are com-
    peting for the same food source
  3. The last meeting with the dam administrators, the local
    fishing club and interested confirmed the health of this
    shared habitat

  4. I witness, at every visit, groups of 20, 30, + fishes that,
    if the hunters are not there, swim very close to my spot.
At this point, no reason to worry, Roger. :cool:
 
No, Roger, there are some days between the incidents.

  1. not a lake but a dammed river, a reservoir feeding the
    marsh.
  2. 5 waders species and one heavy duty diver are com-
    peting for the same food source
  3. The last meeting with the dam administrators, the local
    fishing club and interested confirmed the health of this
    shared habitat

  4. I witness, at every visit, groups of 20, 30, + fishes that,
    if the hunters are not there, swim very close to my spot.
At this point, no reason to worry, Roger. :cool:

That's good to hear :)
 
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