A Great Blue Heron was seriously fishing this morning at Greenfield Park putting on a great show while I watched from a distance. This young bird ate and ate with very few misses and twice captured 2 Flathead minnows at once while I was there. It eyed some of its food from a short distance and gave striking moves to capture its morning food, but sometimes just waited for the next small fish to swim by, then the capture. Other birds present at the park were just the typical birds that have been hanging around recent weeks. It was a nice morning to be out, with low winds, full sun and warm temps. Images were taken on September 22, 2017.
Catching a pair!
Stealth mode, looking for the next catch with a drip!
The catch!
The drop…..
Stealth mode times 2…
Another catch!
Great Blue Heron with a Flathead Minnow
The heron sees something a short distance away…
Gulp!
Got it!
Another pair of Flathead Minnows!
Shaking the head with the tongue out, I have seen this before…
Another small catch…
Two at once is a neat trick. These are beautiful heron shots, as good as they get.
I really enjoyed this series Jim!
These are stunnning…catching the heron catching 2 fish at once is amazing too!
Excellent series of photos Jim.
Just amazing!!
love the series…..little minnows? (what happened did the herons and ducks eat all the frogs?…lol)……love the pic with its tongue out, he looks possessed by the look of his eye…lol
This great blue is a great addition to the gene pool. Thanks for sharing the good show!
Wow! Great pictures!
Thank you so very much! These are most wonderful images.
Wonderful images Jim. Loved that tongue.
DELICIOUS!!!! That’s a great shot of the tongue!