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Join BirdNote tomorrow, November 30th!
Illustrator David Sibley and actor H. Jon Benjamin will face off in the bird illustration battle of the century during BirdNote's Year-end Celebration and Auction!
Gregg Thompson took these photos in December 2015 at a fishing pier in Edmonds.
A rockfish is caught from the briny deep...
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How to swallow something so prickly?
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First, get eye to eye with lunch
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Cleverly flip it into position...
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Going the right way — down the hatch
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Gulp...
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Now a quick wash and dry after lunch
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Check out this BirdNote show about the Double-crested Cormorant.
All photos © Gregg Thompson.