A few weeks ago I posted a few shots from the archives of a great blue heron at Rodeo Lagoon in the act of striking at prey below the water surface. However, I didn't include any shots of the bird with its prize. I've remarked before at how small the fish were that it was catching, and I stand by that with this picture as evidence. It seems like it would take a lot of these tiny fish to satiate a bird of this size. I've got to give it credit though, it was remarkably adept at catching such small prey.
I can sit there for hours just watching herons and egrets hunt. The precision on such fish astonishes me. As for the image it is just tack sharp and very intimate. Fantastic color rendition. Flash fill at all? All the best
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jarred. I totally agree -- I could watch these guys for as long as they'll let me (or in this case, until I ran out of sunlight). And no fill flash for this, it was taken right around sunset with the sun directly behind me and a fog bank that started just above the horizon.
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