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Carol Keeler | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery:Perching Birds, Passerines > Kingbird Coughing Up a Pellet
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19-AUG-2016

Kingbird Coughing Up a Pellet

Owls cough up pellets of those things it cannot digest. Well Kingbirds, and other birds, do the same thing. This is a young Kingbird, I think, since its coloration isn't quite the same as the adult. It looks like a very painful process. Notice the nicotating membrane is over the eye. I have five shots in the series. It actually happened pretty fast. It's the first time I've seen it done.

Nikon D600
1/1600s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso1250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Cheryl 21-Aug-2016 20:05
Indeed it looks quite painful.