Alistair1 wrote:
White faced heron (Matuku moana) with crustacean. Don't be a crustacean. Z9 and 800z.
I love these . They tell a story.
You're right, *do not be a crustacean*.
In the Maine basins I have photographed loons on, the number 1 food item that Common Loons feed their growing chicks...... is the poor, lowly crayfish.
And the camera is the best tool to document this. Sure, you can sample a basin to identify the prey species. But that does not give you an idea of the frequency they occur *inside* loons or *inside* loon chicks, or if the loons are even eating them at all.
The camera can do this. With camera, we can identify the prey species, document it being consumed and the time/date it occurred. This adds up over the years.
So, keep up the interesting documentation with your cameras.
Jun 25, 2023 at 05:52 AM
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Alistair1 wrote:
White faced heron (Matuku moana) with crustacean. Don't be a crustacean. Z9 and 800z.
I love these . They tell a story.
You're right, *do not be a crustacean*.
In the Maine basins I have photographed loons on, the number 1 food item that Common Loons feed their growing chicks...... is the poor, lowly crayfish.
And the camera is the best tool to document this. Sure, you can sample a basin to identify the prey species. But that does not give you an idea of the frequency they occur *inside* loons or *inside* loon chicks, or if the loons are even eating them at all.
The camera can do this. With camera, we can identify the prey species, document it being consumed and the time/date it occurred. This adds up over the years.
So, keep up the interesting documentation with your cameras.
Jun 25, 2023 at 05:48 AM
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Alistair1 wrote:
White faced heron (Matuku moana) with crustacean. Don't be a crustacean. Z9 and 800z.
I love these . They tell a story.
You're right, *do not be a crustacean*.
In the Maine basins I have photographed loons on, the number 1 food item that Common Loons feed their growing chicks...... is the poor, lowly crayfish.
And the camera is the best tool to document this. Sure, you can sample a basin to identify the prey species. But that does not give you an idea of the frequency they occur *inside* loons or in loon chicks, or if the loons are even eating them at all.
The camera can do this. You can identify the prey species and you have documentation of it actually being consumed. It adds up over the years too.
So, keep up the interesting documentation with your cameras.
Jun 25, 2023 at 03:32 AM
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Alistair1 wrote:
White faced heron (Matuku moana) with crustacean. Don't be a crustacean. Z9 and 800z.
I love these . They tell a story.
You're right, *do not be a crustacean*.
In the Maine basins I have photographed loons on, the number 1 food item that Common Loons feed their growing chicks...... is the poor, lowly crayfish.
And the camera is the best tool to document this. Sure, you can sample a basin to identify the prey species. But that does not give you an idea of the frequency they occur in loons or in loon chicks, or if the loons are even eating them at all.
The camera can do this.
So, keep up the interesting documentation with your cameras.
