one would think there's a high possibility of the loss of the prey with all
that extended pounding. after all, it's probable the prey has been dead for
weeks now, and that rock seems awful slippery... why would it continue for
that long?

00 caren
http://www.ParkGallery.org
george davis creek, north fork


On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 14:39, Michael Donahue <bfalbatross at gmail.com>wrote:

> Great footage Joe!
> Any guesses as to what the critter is? Is it an amphibian, maybe a tailed
> frog tadpole?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM, bobs <bobs at world-wide.com> wrote:
>
>> As a coincidence, I happened to see a Dipper with a 2-inch
>> crayfish on the American River near Chinook Pass last
>> Saturday. No video or picture but the first time I had seen
>> one with large prey.
>>
>> BTW Most areas still have several feet of snow cover above
>> Cliffdell, WA. A mushroom hunter who accompanied me
>> estimated that phenologically things are about 2 weeks late.
>>
>> Bob Schmidt
>> Bothell WA
>> bobs at world dash wide dot com
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