clivingston Goldmember  1,878 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Chelmsford MA More info | Oct 17, 2008 07:14 | #1 I was lucky enough to capture this GBH catching a small snapping turtle. It took him about 40 minutes to finally get him down the hatch. I have seen plenty of fish being taken ,but this is a first for me.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Chris
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Oct 17, 2008 07:46 | #2 Oh Man, I'll bet you couldn't believe that could you? I just don't see how they can swallow some of the things that they do.
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sf1 Goldmember  2,021 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada More info | Oct 17, 2008 09:06 | #3 The first shot is incredible. Canon 5DII, Canon 1D Mark II N
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SAS_TDS Senior Member 724 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Seabeck/Bremerton, WA More info | Oct 17, 2008 09:56 | #5 dang, amazing captures. A turtle, never would thought they would eat one
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ajosteve Cream of the Crop  16,468 posts Likes: 8 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Grand Canyon Arizona More info | Oct 17, 2008 11:57 | #6 Amazing that the turtle doesn't just eat it's way back out...ha..ha.. very cool shots! Steve
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DuaneN Cream of the Crop  More info | Wow...I didn't know they's eat a Turtle. Love the first shot.
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canonloader Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 17, 2008 12:20 | #8 Great catch. I don't think it was alive when it went down. Thats why they stab them so many times with their beaks. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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DavidIsrael Member 115 posts Joined Jul 2008 Location: Southern Illinois More info | Oct 17, 2008 15:09 | #9 What a fantastic opportunity to see this. Given how much effort the GBH put into getting this guy down the hatch and, no doubt, how much effort he will have to put into getting him back out the other end....he may never dine on turtles again.
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bromm Cream of the Crop  6,920 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada More info | You can see in the first shot the lower bill is into the body cavity, as Mitch mentioned I think they are close to or kaputt before being swallowed. if not can you imagine the discomfort of even a small snapper's jaws locked onto the inside of your stomach lining? Trevor Wadman
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clivingston THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,878 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Chelmsford MA More info | Oct 18, 2008 11:28 | #11 canonloader wrote in post #6512917  Great catch. I don't think it was alive when it went down. Thats why they stab them so many times with their beaks. The GBH was powerful enough to lay the turtle flat on the ground and pierce completely through the top and bottom of its shell. Then it took a couple minutes of shaking to get it off his bill. He did this several times and the turtle was dead before he even tried to swallow it. It stayed in his throat for a while.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Chris
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dazzlebea Cream of the Crop  5,329 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: SoCal More info | Oct 18, 2008 12:02 | #12 Amazing series, Chris. Next time you go out to shoot bring a can opener
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