One of my birding stops today was the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee County. The highlight was watching a juvenile Green Heron fishing for something to eat. The Green Heron was perched on some downed branches in water near Mystery Lake. A Golden Shiner minnow came swimming by the Green Heron, the heron grabbed it and that was it for the Golden Shiner. A couple flips of the small fish in the herons mouth and it was gone. Some of the other birds to note, Belted Kingfisher, Coopers Hawk, Northern Flickers, Brown Creeper, warblers~ Common Yellowthroats, Palms, Blackpoll and a Nashville. Overall kind of quiet. It was a gloomy day with some brightness at times, temps were about 65 degrees, a nice breeze from the east. Images were taken on September 19, 2018.
Perched and fishing, waiting for something to come by…
The catch, a Golden Shiner!
Holding onto the minnow tight…
The heron decides it is going to come down on the perch to eat…
Gets closer to the water…
Going to get a better grip here…
Re-grabs the minnow…
Getting ready to swallow it…
In it goes…
And the gulp!
A quick drink of water which is what herons usually do after eating something….
Perched pretty for more fishing…
I really enjoy the way you use a series of photos to tell a story.
Beautiful pictures again, but I never expect anything but the best when I check out your report with pictures
Great photos, and fun to watch the whole process in slow “motion”! Thanks for sharing!