This morning in the Bear Creek Greenbelt an American Dipper caught a brook stickleback.  It climbed on a rock and vigorously flung the fish in the air and beat it against the rock.  After a few minutes, the fish was considerably worse for wear, its spines broken off, and the American Dipper swallowed it headfirst.  Here’s the American Dipper with the brook stickleback just after the catch.

American Dipper with brook stickleback