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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on July 11, 2012, 01:07:08 PM

Title: Herons
Post by: Rob'in'To on July 11, 2012, 01:07:08 PM

Tis the season to see Herons in many water areas about the city...

Bobbing for Frogs.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/swam999.jpg)

Maybe this Great Blue will have better luck?
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/hunt.jpg)

I thought he was bringing me lunch at this moment.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/hunt55.jpg)

Nah, he was just teasing.  This was all for him.  And it was interesting watching him with this struggling Catfish.  He grew tired of it flopping in his bill, so he took it to land, spit it on the ground, pierced it half a dozen times to get the struggle to cease, paraded around with it some more and then in one big gulp...  gone!
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/gb1-1.jpg)

And it was cool to see a juvi BCNH.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/juviniher2.jpg)

Title: Re: Herons
Post by: American Redstart on July 11, 2012, 02:29:44 PM

Great photos!!

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Post by: Whittam on July 11, 2012, 06:19:52 PM

Beautiful shots!  Very well done!  Cheers Terry

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Post by: paul_reeves on July 13, 2012, 03:33:21 PM

Those are some BIG fish! Great shots.

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Post by: BoboBird on July 13, 2012, 05:58:04 PM

Lovely shots.

Surprising they let you get that close.

Title: Re: Herons
Post by: Rob'in'To on July 14, 2012, 10:01:49 PM

Thanks guys!  The Great Blue hunting was entertaining, never seen one with a fish before.

Title: Re: Herons
Post by: Irene on July 18, 2012, 10:32:40 PM

Fabulous action shots! Its nice to see the Herons, they are starting to come out more down at Marie Curtis Park/Etobicoke Creek too.