Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning
This morning was amazing - a white egret chasing a night heron out of her territory, and a tricolor heron fishing and swallowing the fish
Tricolor Heron flying
Reflection of Tricolor heron
Night heron
Night heron reflection
Night heron reflection
Tricolor Heron
Tricolor heron flying - note primary and secondary wings
Tricolor heron landing - note primary and secondary wings
Tricolor heron landing - note primary and secondary wings
Tricolor heron hunting for fish
Ready to fire at the unsuspecting fish
Before catch
After catch
Video of the capture, orienting, aligning and swallowing
Holding and orienting the fish
Almost dropped the fish
Dropped the fish
Lost fish
Lunging for the fish on the edge of the lake
Retrieved fish
Retreating (why I don't know)
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Fish wiggles one way
Fish wiggles the other way
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Holding and orienting and aligning the fish
Start swallow
Swallowing
Swallowing
Swallowing
Swallowing
Swallow complete
Upper neck bulge
Mid neck bulge
Finished swallow
Finished breakfast
Happy tricolor heron
Night Heron
White egret dislikes competition
WHite egret attacks night heron - get out of my territory
Night heron escaping egret territory
Tricolor heron
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C. Frank Starmer