BrianWH
Sparrowhawk
I was at Carsington the other day in the Wild Life Centre, when there was sudden excitement among the Rangers and Visitors. This Crow had just pulled this fish from the water.
The fish was swimming close to the surface by the bank. The Crow was browsing along the shore and spotted the fish and grabbed it and pulled it onto the bank. The shot shows the fish still struggling to return to the water, but the Crow kept pulling it away again. He eventually pecked at the head until the fish gave up.
As the Fish was on the surface it may well have not been well anyway, but still a large catch for the Crow.
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Has anyone known a UK Crow to catch fish before?
The fish was swimming close to the surface by the bank. The Crow was browsing along the shore and spotted the fish and grabbed it and pulled it onto the bank. The shot shows the fish still struggling to return to the water, but the Crow kept pulling it away again. He eventually pecked at the head until the fish gave up.
As the Fish was on the surface it may well have not been well anyway, but still a large catch for the Crow.
See Gallery
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/522021/ppuser/121449
Has anyone known a UK Crow to catch fish before?