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p.1 #1 · Little Necks anyone?

D200 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 500, 1/2000, f8, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

This gull was dropping Little Neck clams onto the hard sand below to split them open at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge hear in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Dec 01, 2012 at 02:51 PM

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p.1 #2 · Little Necks anyone?

Morris:
The aerial shots of the clams need to have a follow-up of the aftermath of the impact.
Douglas

Dec 01, 2012 at 03:06 PM

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p.1 #3 · Little Necks anyone?

IF Clam. That is unique!

Dec 01, 2012 at 03:20 PM

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p.1 #4 · Little Necks anyone?

Nicely done Morris! It's quite entertaining to watch these guys opening clams

Tim

Dec 01, 2012 at 04:12 PM

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p.1 #5 · Little Necks anyone?

Nice sequence, Morris.
This behavior sure sounds like advancing intelligence.
Chris

Dec 01, 2012 at 08:01 PM

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p.1 #6 · Little Necks anyone?

Nice behavior / documenatry work.

Tom

Dec 01, 2012 at 09:10 PM

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p.1 #7 · Little Necks anyone?

This reminds me of my childhood visiting grandma on Cape Cod. Going to the beach and hearing clams bounced off cars in the parking lot. As a kid, I didn't care, now I'd be traumatised thinking it was my car.

Dec 02, 2012 at 12:29 AM

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p.1 #8 · Little Necks anyone?

Wonderful series Morris. I have never witnessed this behavior. Must be something to see.

Birdie

Dec 02, 2012 at 03:55 AM

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p.1 #9 · Little Necks anyone?

douter wrote:
Morris:
The aerial shots of the clams need to have a follow-up of the aftermath of the impact.
Douglas

Thank you Doug,

When they drop them on rocks sometimes you see them shatter and the gull eats right away. Dropping on sand is a different story as they drop, grab, and fly away. Then drop again and eventually eat. I never saw this one eat.

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:50 PM

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p.1 #10 · Little Necks anyone?

KCollett wrote:
IF Clam. That is unique!

I like unique

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:51 PM

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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nicely done Morris! It's quite entertaining to watch these guys opening clams

Tim

Thank you Tim,

Yes it can be an all day show.

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #12 · Little Necks anyone?

CDaescher wrote:
Nice sequence, Morris.
This behavior sure sounds like advancing intelligence.
Chris

Thank you Chris,

I agree and there is a lot of tool use in the animal kingdom

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:52 PM

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p.1 #13 · Little Necks anyone?

thomas_1950 wrote:
Nice behavior / documenatry work.

Tom

Thank you Tom,

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:52 PM

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Dean Colprit wrote:
This reminds me of my childhood visiting grandma on Cape Cod. Going to the beach and hearing clams bounced off cars in the parking lot. As a kid, I didn't care, now I'd be traumatised thinking it was my car.

Better a car than you head Dean

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:53 PM

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birdied wrote:
Wonderful series Morris. I have never witnessed this behavior. Must be something to see.

Birdie

Thank you Roberta,

I don't recall seeing this when I was along the Mississippi in NO.

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 05:54 PM

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p.1 #16 · Little Necks anyone?

I guess when you can't use one of those little oyster forks dropping these guys from a height does the trick. Really nice series...love the minimalist look of the solitary falling oyster.
Eric

Dec 02, 2012 at 06:10 PM

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p.1 #17 · Little Necks anyone?

eyelaser wrote:
I guess when you can't use one of those little oyster forks dropping these guys from a height does the trick. Really nice series...love the minimalist look of the solitary falling oyster.
Eric

Thank you Eric,

I found the hart like shape of the clam very interesting

Morris

Dec 02, 2012 at 07:30 PM

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p.1 #18 · Little Necks anyone?

Neat shots Morris, but I'd like to see some eye contact with the clam...

~ Ron

Dec 03, 2012 at 12:59 AM

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p.1 #19 · Little Necks anyone?

surfnron wrote:
Neat shots Morris, but I'd like to see some eye contact with the clam...

~ Ron

Better to see it than feel it…

Thank you Ron

Morris

Dec 03, 2012 at 01:25 AM

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