[birding] What did the heron catch?

[Paul Rentz]

Today was the first official day of my retirement from Rush Hour Photo.
After a few errands in the morning I decided to celebrate by going to
Finley, regardless of what the weather was like. It was another great day!

 

I was watching the more tame GBH that resides often on Finley Road east of
Muddy Creek. It caught something that at first I thought was a fish but.. a
crawdad instead?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3443874950_60eb07ce93_o.jpg

then leaves with the catch-
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3443874754_09d4eccf64_b.jpg

 

More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/ 

 

There were many egrets in Madden Marsh- ten or so. The cinnamon teal must
have been mating as the males were chasing the female all the time I
watched. My day ended with watching four or five immature eagles and one
osprey circle the north end of Cabell Marsh. I grabbed the binoculars first
and by the time I had the camera they were gone.

 

Paul Rentz

 

 

 

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