Hi everyone! It’s Cindy here. A couple of days ago Charlie and I headed up to North Ponds Park in Webster, NY. It’s only a few minutes drive from our house and offers a nice paved walking path around the two ponds. We left Millie & Walter at home and took our cameras instead (don’t worry we made it up to them later).
The first loop around the ponds I had my 50 – 230mm lens on my FujiFilm X-T3 camera but my longer lens was in the car too. In the west pond we saw a Great Blue Heron wading just off shore. (Remember you can click on the images to see a larger view…I highly recommend it)
Great Blue Heron
After we completed a loop we stopped at the car so I could put my 100 – 400mm + 1.4x TC lens combination on. I had my fingers crossed that the heron would still be fishing when we got back around to him.
Great Blue Heron wading in the water
Thankfully the heron didn’t disappoint and treated us to a nice show.
A little grooming interlude between fishing
Back to fishing
Wading further into the water getting ready to…
…Strike!
He hooked a beautiful sunfish
The heron fought to regain his balance as the fish wiggled on his bill.
Determined not to loose his catch…
…the heron flew off to find a secluded place where he could eat in peace.
We lost sight of him but are sure he enjoyed a nice lunch. That was just the series I was hoping to capture. I can’t believe how lucky I was that the heron stayed in place while I changed lenses. From the first picture I took, (at the top of this post) with my shorter lens on, to the time the heron flew off with lunch it was about an hours time. I’m not sure I would have had the patience to sit for an hour waiting for some action but I happened to time it just right.
I hope you enjoyed this Great Blue Heron fishing adventure. I’m joining the Wild Bird Wednesday blog hop. You should stop by and see some more birds.
Bird Brains & Dog Tales 
Wow, so that blue heron frayed there waiting for a fish for an hour? You could have never done it with the dogs. Great shots.
Wow! You were really lucky to catch that moment! What a beautiful fish he got!
Hari OM
Ooooohhh, you did so much better than I, when following a heron! The last shot is a fabster. YAM xx
Loved the pictures!
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What incredible pictures and we are in awe of his wingspan!
Dramatic as well as beautiful. The Colours are so vivid. Congratulations on taking such wonderful photos.
We loved seeing Bluey’s fishing adventure. We wonder if our Blue Heron took a vacation to visit you.
Wow!! What a lovely series! Don’t you just love the heron’s bright yellow eyes?!
We bet that beautiful heron was just waiting to put on the good show for you once he knew you were ready!!! Awesome photos.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
congrats!!! you caught a super moment with your cam!!!
Bonanza…you hit the mother lode with these photos. They are wonderful and I almost felt water splashing…love the action shots
Hugs Cecilia
#1 here. Those are magnificent blue heron shots!When I had my summer cottage in PEI, there would always be lots of blue herpns fishing at low tide, but it was very hard to take photos as they would scare so easily. These photos arre just outstanding!
Wow, those are some amazing images! Thank you for sharing.
Charlee: “Bird.”
Chaplin: “Birrrrd.”
Charlee: “Birdy birdy birdy … uh … wait.”
Chaplin: “That bird looks pretty big.”
Charlee: “And its beak looks pretty pointy.”
Chaplin: “Just forget we said anything, okay?”