I went to the forest about 7:30 to try to catch the mom heron feeding the kids. I assumed that herons know the best fishing is in the early morning. An hour and half later - mom appeared with breakfast. But while waiting, I find a few interesting insects for macro adventures. Here is the exoskeleton of a praying mantis
A damselfly
Unknown spider with prey and interesting stabilimenta
Unknown spider with prey and interesting stabilimenta
Unknown spider with prey and interesting stabilimenta
An ant
Hungrey mouths
Open mouths
Then mom arrived to feed the kids - stuffing food down their throat
Feeding kids is a chore - but when mom leaves, the kids quit fussing
Juvenile little blue heron
Juvenile little blue heron: takeoff
I think a juvenile little blue heron: landing
C. Frank Starmer