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Sunfish; Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

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Description:

Fished out of a river or lake by a neighbours grandchildren using nets while out in the country and put in his swimming pool. The neighbour asked if we wanted them in our newly dug rain-filled pond, or he would throw them out with the rubbish. That was two years ago and they were about 2" (5 cm) long, now they are 3-4 times that size. One died but the other 3 are surviving along with another different one which is bigger and camera shy. They don't want to know about fish food but take occasional worms I throw in and the big one jumps out after dragonflies.

Habitat:

garden pond

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Comments (2)

And I really like the one with the leaves floating on the surface and reeds/plants beneath , nice colours
Very good photos, look very clear even through all that murky pond water!
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PublishedMarch 31, 2011

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