It's a Great Blue Heron!
Last month on our way home from Pittsburgh, we stopped at McConnell's Mill State Park. As the name implies, it's the site of an old mill. 
While we were admiring the view of the river and mill, imagine our surprise when a Great Blue Heron glided in to look for some food. 
I was amazed that he didn't seem to be bothered by any of us, who were just 30 or so feet away. (Usually around here, herons are pretty shy.)
We watched him hunt around for a good 15 or 20 minutes. He lunged and seemed to come up empty a couple of times... 
and he strutted around trying to find the best spot.
In the end, his perseverance (and ours) was rewarded.
15 comments:
Great close-ups. How far where you from him and what lens did you use?
Great shots! How close were you? These are all wonderful!
Cari
How cool, these are great shots! I'm happy to see he was successful at getting some dinner! :)
Nice hunting, Amy! I love Great Blues--they are so much fun to watch!! I am always amazed at how fast they strike.
How cool that you were there to capture him!!
Nice shots. You both got a great capture.
You got some great shots of him. How cool you even got him with the fish!
Fun photos! I love photos that tell a story
WOW, awesome! I can't believe he stayed so close by! What a fantastic series of shots!
Wow! Those are so neat. My first time "seeing" a blue heron!
So beautiful! I love it that he caught a fish. :)
I love the last one of him with the fishy!
Great captures!
Our Sand Hill cranes (related to the heron) are very people friendly. Some even hang out at Arby's looking for scraps.
Great shots Moody! I have never seen one in real life before.
great pictures..i don't think i've ever seen one before!!
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