Clamming


Posted by GHAMILTON on Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:54 pm

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Prying open a clam.  Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Canon 1DX
Canon 500mm II

ISO 400
f/7.1
1/400 sec.

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by Debapratim Saha on Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:02 am
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Nice behavioural shot.
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by john on Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:50 pm
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Looks like intense work :)
 

by Ron Day on Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:40 pm
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I agree, great clamming capture. Curious, are the clams easy for them to open?
 

by GHAMILTON on Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:35 am
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Ron Day wrote:I agree, great clamming capture.  Curious, are the clams easy for them to open?


The clams are very easy to open.  The shell is thin so they can just crack it or pry it open with their claws.
 

by Cindy Marple on Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:06 pm
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Very nice!
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