I always enjoy watching the Great Blue Herons in the retention ponds. They are such beautiful birds!
Yesterday, I stopped to watch a heron standing along the edge of one of the ponds. It was still for quite a while, and then it jumped! I thought it was about to fly away, but it stuck its head in the water and grabbed something. At this point, the heron was deep in the shade. I couldn’t see what it had in its mouth, but I could see it was something big. I snapped a few pictures, hoping I’d be able to see it blown up on the computer screen when I got home.
This is one of the great things about taking a camera when you’re out for a walk. The camera lets you get closer to the action without interfering with nature. You’re able to see things you’d otherwise miss. My eyes couldn’t adjust to the deep shade in the pond when I was standing in full sunlight, but the camera exposure could be set to handle the low light. And now I know what was in the bird’s mouth.
The heron caught a good sized frog! Nice catch!