The hunter, Striated Heron |
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SnowFella ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 21 April 2013 Country: Australia Location: Sydney Status: Offline Posts: 2427 |
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Think I've done this kind of post before but just can't help it when I find a "master" at it's craft going about it's daily business right in front of me.
Striated Herons are usually very skittish birds so was quite a treat to find one right out in the open trying to get catch some minnows in a small tidal pool. #1 On the prowl ![]() DSC06083_1 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #2 Strike one! ![]() DSC06118 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #3 A fair bit of silly walks involved when they move around. ![]() DSC06123_1 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #4 Locked on! ![]() DSC06124 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #5 Missed it by "that" much! ![]() DSC06144 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr Then all of a sudden it made the choice that my side of the tidal pool was the place to be. #6 Running across. ![]() DSC06157 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #7 Oh crap, Osprey overhead. ![]() ![]() DSC06159 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #8 Closing up. ![]() DSC06195 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #9 Some little fish is about to have a real bad day! ![]() DSC06209 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #10 Strike ![]() DSC06219 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr #11 The catch ![]() DSC06221 by Johan Olsson, on Flickr TFL. |
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bonneville ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 May 2007 Country: United Kingdom Location: East Midlands Status: Offline Posts: 1779 |
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Excellent series and a great story
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Jozioau ![]() Alpha Eyes group ![]() Joined: 13 May 2007 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 6587 |
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Some remarkable shots in this set, Johan, particularly the last few on your side of the pond that show the concentration and skill of the hunter.
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Fred_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12 January 2017 Country: Netherlands Location: Noord Holland Status: Offline Posts: 8760 |
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