Limpkin #2 is a photograph by Sandi Kroll which was uploaded on March 29th, 2022.
Limpkin #2
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by Sandi Kroll
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Limpkin #2
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Sandi Kroll
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The gangly, brown-and-white Limpkin looks a bit like a giant rail or perhaps a young night-heron. Its long bill is bent and twisted at the tip, an adaptation for removing snails from the shell. Limpkins are tropical wetland birds whose range reaches into Florida. They specialize in eating apple snails, which they hunt both day and night, and they often leave telltale piles of snail shells at the edges of freshwater wetlands where hunting is good. This bird’s haunting cries, heard mostly at night, are otherworldly and unforgettable.
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March 29th, 2022
