Pied shags are pretected bird in NZ,briefly introduc them and filmed the entire hunting fish process

Pied shags are pretected bird in NZ,briefly introduc them and filmed the entire hunting fish process
- The stream flows continuously, a pied shag roosting on a fallen tree
- pied shag is a large black and white shag, and they are one of New Zealand's pretected birds
- 80X optical zoom close - up
- often seen indivdual in small group roosting on rock and trees
- another pied shag was found not far away
- it shows that there are still plenty of fish here
- pied shags body size are large than black shags
- worldwide are 36 species of shag also known as cormorants
- 12 of these are found in New Zealand and they are fully protected by law
- after a few days, i finally photographed a pied shag catching a fish
- a pied shag roots by the lake
- also saw a lots of pie shags here
- this pied shag is drying its wings in the sun
- also can see a black shag resting on wooden stake
- 2 hours later
- one of the pied shag caught a big fish in the lake
- its beak exceeds the body of the fish
- the fish still struggling and looks like a catfish
-carp are more common here
- and this is my first time seeing the catfish
- it seem that the chance of survival is relatively small
- pie shag hasn't tried to swallow it yet
- it shows that catfish has very strong vitality
- catfish is king in the lake
- but this time finally met its opponent
- pird shag try to swallow it
- this catfish not small either
- i move forward a little
- pied shag and catfish still entangled
- catfish has no ability to resist
- the pied shag has not yet tried to swallow it a second time
- it continues to push the catfish into the water
- and try to swallow the catfish again
- pied shag keep pushing the catfish into water
- on the third time try, it finally ate the catfish .