As I was taking pictures of turtles and small birds a large heron flew into the little retention pond near our house. He stood around for a while on the bank and then went into the water. At one point his feathers were blown by the wind. Suddenly he dove down (see the splash drops) and stayed down a few seconds. When he came up I could see he had a large object. He carried it to a bank on the far side. It was a large catfish that was now dead. At one point he poked it in the side and it started to bleed.
Bill29707 wrote:
As I was taking pictures of turtles and small birds a large heron flew into the little retention pond near our house. He stood around for a while on the bank and then went into the water. At one point his feathers were blown by the wind. Suddenly he dove down (see the splash drops) and stayed down a few seconds. When he came up I could see he had a large object. He carried it to a bank on the far side. It was a large catfish that was now dead. At one point he poked it in the side and it started to bleed.
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It's episodes like this that make me particularly glad I am not a catfish. Just sayin'.
One great action sequence. Right place. djt
A very nice action series.
steve L
Loc: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
Great set !!
He's one hell of a fisherman !!!
Thanks for posting it !!!
Excellent action sequence, Bill! Thanks for sharing.
Did you see him try to swallow it? I wonder how they deal with those spines.
Right place at the right time. Thanks for sharing.
Mark
Giant dinner! Did he get it down in one piece?
I swear they are the Great Whites of the bird world.
Bill29707 wrote:
As I was taking pictures of turtles and small birds a large heron flew into the little retention pond near our house. He stood around for a while on the bank and then went into the water. At one point his feathers were blown by the wind. Suddenly he dove down (see the splash drops) and stayed down a few seconds. When he came up I could see he had a large object. He carried it to a bank on the far side. It was a large catfish that was now dead. At one point he poked it in the side and it started to bleed.
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Great set! Always satisfying to catch a great series like this.
Thanx for sharing.
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