This Great Blue Heron was ultimately successful at finding a large fish for supper. He measures about 42-52 inches from beak-tip to tail-tip.
I had set up and was watching this Green Heron as he sat waiting to spring. I decided to take a shot and move on. As I snapped, he struck. I caught this one quite by accident. You can see how far out his strike went by the drag-trail . . . most amazing is how strong his legs are to hold him in this bent over position throughout the capture. The photo was taken at 1/2000 of a second and barely slowed him without blur. (2016)
