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LIFE AND DEATH IN THE POND
May 16, 2020 11:11:00   #
Bill29707 Loc: Greenville, NC
 
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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May 16, 2020 11:16:40   #
nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah
 
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.
As I was taking pictures of turtles and small bird... (show quote)


It's episodes like this that make me particularly glad I am not a catfish. Just sayin'.

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May 16, 2020 11:29:13   #
djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now
 
One great action sequence. Right place. djt

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May 16, 2020 13:45:12   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
A very nice action series.

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May 16, 2020 14:01:01   #
steve L Loc: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
 

Great set !!
He's one hell of a fisherman !!!
Thanks for posting it !!!

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May 16, 2020 15:20:33   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Excellent action sequence, Bill! Thanks for sharing.

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May 17, 2020 05:36:16   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
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.
As I was taking pictures of turtles and small bird... (show quote)


Nice set

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May 17, 2020 06:11:55   #
RustyM
 
Did you see him try to swallow it? I wonder how they deal with those spines.

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May 17, 2020 15:54:35   #
Xmsmn Loc: Minnesota
 
Right place at the right time. Thanks for sharing.
Mark

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May 17, 2020 19:01:38   #
sakitson Loc: Goleta, CA
 
Giant dinner! Did he get it down in one piece?

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May 18, 2020 05:02:08   #
flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley
 
I swear they are the Great Whites of the bird world.

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May 20, 2020 19:07:59   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
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.
As I was taking pictures of turtles and small bird... (show quote)


Great set! Always satisfying to catch a great series like this.
Thanx for sharing.

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