[Leica] Cutlass Court Cannabalism

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Super set.

Many birds hatch two eggs, though they only have the resources to bring up
one. The second one is insurance, in case something should happen to the
first one early on.

This is the Shoebill, from David Attenborough's Africa. If you are
squeamish, do not look, nature is very raw at times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=4ArjlPAU_X4

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 8:36 AM Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hello Again,
>
> Remember that there were two chicks in the eagle nest at Cutlass Court:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSCF7355.jpg.html
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> Well, now there is only one. The weaker eaglet died - its body is under
> the Momma’s feet:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_3951.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_3951.jpg.html
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> While I was watching, Momma and living Eaglet proceeded to eat what was
> left of the other:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_3962.jpg.html
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> Momma looked at me - surely not for approval:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_3977.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_3977.jpg.html
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> She flew a short distance away to guard the nest:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4003.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4003.jpg.html
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> Keeping a watchful eye:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4014.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4014.jpg.html
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> The distance between Chick and Momma - a two panel panorama:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4015-Pano.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4015-Pano.jpg.html
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> Shouting for her mate:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4142.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4142.jpg.html
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> Still guarding the nest:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4109.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4109.jpg.html
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> Poppa arrived with a fresh fish:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4035.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4035.jpg.html
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> Which Junior ate in one gulp (you can just see the fish tail in his mouth)
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4036.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4036.jpg.html
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> And Poppa flew away to fish some more:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4127.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4127.jpg.html
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> Each year the eagles lay and hatch two eggs and then the stronger chick
> pushes in to get
> more food and the weaker chick grows less quickly and gets less and less
> nourishment and
> eventually dies. That’s what has happened here.
>
> C&C always welcome. Can be view large if you like.
>
> Howard
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