Julie Pallant, Spikey morsel for breakfast (ANIMAL & NATURE 2020)

On a recent walk along the river I spotted an extremely ambitious Australasian Darter attempting to swallow a large fish that it had caught. For over half-an- hour the bird repeatedly tossed the fish into the air, trying for a position that it could swallow it. The bird must have a cast iron throat, given the spikiness of the fish!

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