An amateur photographer records the moment the cormorant straightens its rocket fish and devours a half-meter-long prey in just a few minutes.

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The double crested cormorant found rocket fish in a channel of the Arthur R Marshall National Wildlife Refuge, the west coast of Boynton, Florida.

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Todd Lawrence, 44, a financial consultant and amateur photographer in Lake Worth, Florida, is the author of the set.In mid-September, while he was waiting for the sun to set in the reserve, Lawrence saw the cormorant jumping around the bridge leading up to the boat, constantly bouncing excitedly.

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"When I got closer and had a better view, I found the bird with the prey and it started to bite. The cormorant swam under the water and chased the fish," Lawrence said.

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According to Lawrence, the cormorant is famous for its habit of launching into the air and swallowing.

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For this special rocket fish, cormorants take 10 minutes to stand up, but only need a few seconds to eat up their dinner.

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"This is the biggest fish I've ever seen a cormorant. I watched birds of prey as well as birds hunt fish, but were still very impressed with the determination to swallow this bird's meal," said Lawrence. share.