It interesting that she prefers to hang out with the male goosanders who are also sawbills but are more than twice her size. This a very distant photo but does allow a size comparison. She has to paddle twice as fast to keep up with them.
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Monday, 8 February 2016
Mrs Smew (again)
I went to see Mrs Smew again. Unlike last time she didn't catch a fish while I was watching but she did allow good views to see her sawbill.
It interesting that she prefers to hang out with the male goosanders who are also sawbills but are more than twice her size. This a very distant photo but does allow a size comparison. She has to paddle twice as fast to keep up with them.
It interesting that she prefers to hang out with the male goosanders who are also sawbills but are more than twice her size. This a very distant photo but does allow a size comparison. She has to paddle twice as fast to keep up with them.
Monday, 1 February 2016
How to eat a perch
The answer is to swallow it head first because of the spiny dorsal fin. Mrs Smew caught two while I was watching her on Killingworth Lake. The first went down without any problem.
On the second occasion she was turning the fish round when she was ambushed by a black-headed gull and had to dive to avoid losing her catch.
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