<p><i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Podiceps_nigricollis" title="Podiceps nigricollis">Podiceps nigricollis</a></i> captures and swallows a a large cold-water pipefish <i>Syngnathus leptorhynchus</i>, in Morro Bay, CA  14 Dec 2007 - set of 4 images
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</p><p>14dec2007 Friday 14 Dec. 2007 - Photo by  Mike Baird, Canon 1D Mark III with 600mm IS lens w/ 2X II TE and polarizer, on tripod – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bairdphotos.com">bairdphotos.com</a>  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://flickr.bairdphotos.com">flickr.bairdphotos.com</a>  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://photomorrobay.com">photomorrobay.com</a>   <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://morro-bay.com">morro-bay.com</a> 
UPDATE 16dec2007 the prey here may be a large cold water Pipefish Syngnathus leptorhynchus - see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Pipefish" class="extiw" title="w:en:Pipefish">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipefish</a>. Thanks to Ken Bondy ken at kenbondy dot com for help on the fish ID.
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UPDATE 15dec2007 lightened image replaces darker version published 13dec2007<br>Horned Grebe captures and swallows a a large cold-water pipefish in Morro Bay, CA
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