M and I saw this great blue heron in the creek while we were out for a walk.
The pictures aren’t the best because I took them with my cell, but they will do.
The kokanee (a landlocked type of salmon) are starting to make their way upstream for spawning, and Mr Heron had his eye on one.
The salmon was in the shade at the edge of the creek.
I wasn’t able to get a shot of the actual capture because there were bushes in the way, but when he straightened up we could see that he had some lunch.
He quickly turned the fish around and swallowed it head first.
You can see from the size of his neck that the fish is only part of the way down!
That was yummy! Wait, do I see another one?
Happy Tuesday.
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One is never enough! 🙂 Have a wonderful Tuesday, Lynette!
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Thank you, Steve. It never is, especially if you’re a hungry heron!
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There’s something fishy about this post, but I got caught up in it anyway. 😀
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Agreed. And that heron is pretty shady, too. 😉
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Ahhh, the stealthy stalker always succeeds at lunch. Great captures Lynette. Happy Tuesday. Allan
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Thanks, Allan. It was amazing to watch him slowly, slowly tracking the fish. The capture was so fast I almost didn’t see it!
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Guess a heron’s gotta eat. 🤷♀️🐡
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Yup, we all do, but I sure wouldn’t want that beak coming after me!
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Happy heron, not-so-happy fish.
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Yes, that’s for sure, but it was so fast that I don’t think the fish would have known what was happening.
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I’d say your pictures turned out pretty well!
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Thank you very much, Linda. I can’t zoom very well on my phone camera and would have loved shots that were closer, but since we stumbled over Mr Heron, was just happy that I got to see him. Cheers.
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