Jordan Lake. The great blue heron this morning was certainly enjoying his Sunday brunch! I love the way one of those fish made his whole bill just shiver, chatter and shake. Have a blessed day, take care, be well.
great blue heron fishing
TagFishing Practice
The sun was hot and bright. The Haw River was running gently. A great blue heron fledgling was fishing … sometimes he got his fish … sometimes he missed. Practice is both the key to the catch and the key to getting the fish from the front of the beak to inside the beak and down the throat!
The BIG One …
The BIG one doesn’t always get away …
this immature great blue heron caught this fish
at the Jordan Lake Dam in the fog early this morning.
I didn’t get to see if he managed to swallow the fish.
The heron headed for the far bank and I lost him in the shadows.
Jordan Lake Neighborhood, 6 photos, 03/23/2017
A proper bald eagle scowl.
Usually I am the watcher. Today I found myself being the observed species by this osprey.
The tiny fluffs of feathers on each side of this double-crested cormorant’s head are his “crests”.
Only the mature double-crested cormorant has the crests.
There are none on the immature bird at the lower right.
This is a first for me and my camera – a great horned owl.
Truly a mouthful…for this great blue heron.
shades of blue
Oft times the great blue heron appears to be grey.
As he successfully fished this afternoon, his shades of blue more than matched his name.
whose fish is it?
Just whose fish is it? Both great blue herons have dibs and bills on it…
There ensued a royal tug-of-war between the two birds.
The heron in the water is the one who caught the fish.
And ultimately held onto it.
Wild day on the lake even though it was cloudy and dripping rain.
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