18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Hoopoe bird regurgitating the dung beetle that was too hard to swallow
Here, a hoopoe bird is seen coughing out the dung-beetle that turned out to be too stout to be swallowed whole. Despite being partially chewed, the insect managed to struggle inside the food pipe and the bird had no choice except to cough it out temporarily. The beetle’s broken piece of leg and semi-chewed wing are visible in the shot.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 04.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 09.2020 |
Photo Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Camera: | NIKON D5500 |
Copyright: | © Chandana Roy |