GBH shaking off after a missed strike
Sep 18, 2019 23:51:27 #
I've watched a lot Great Blue Herons hunt, and noticed that after a missed strike they, more often than not, vigorously shake their heads back and forth several times to clear ingested water. Essentially resetting themselves before another try.
My aim is to capture the parabolic arc of water droplets produced by the shake. This image is only partially successful, since it is hard to distinguish the spray of the water drops against the background water surface.
GBH17Sep2019_398web by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
My aim is to capture the parabolic arc of water droplets produced by the shake. This image is only partially successful, since it is hard to distinguish the spray of the water drops against the background water surface.
GBH17Sep2019_398web by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Sep 19, 2019 00:32:52 #
Sep 19, 2019 07:12:10 #
bellgamin
Loc: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
I see the water drops clearly. Very nicely done. (I wouldn't want to be the next fish that gets into this heron's radar.)
Sep 19, 2019 11:09:00 #
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