A not so sunny day for this Sunfish. This immature Green Heron nabbed this fish and took about 20 minutes to consume it. The fish is much larger than this head on shot shows.
Green Heron
Country United States
State Illinois
Location Cook County
Gender Unknown
Age Juvenile/Immature
Activity Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water
- Created Timestamp09/05/2022 01:21:04
- CameraILCE-9M2
- Aperture9
- Focal Length840
- Iso1000
- Shutter Speed1/125
Such a great variety of colors in the pic of the Green Heron and the Sunfish! A wonderful shot – Award Winning!
Thanks for commenting Mike. This shot was taken on a horribly overcast day and I did not expect to get any kind of photo. But, you never know and that’s why I always bring my camera. I was set up on a log near a fallen tree that extended into a pond. I saw this Green Heron hunting and waited for him to catch something. He eventually plunged his entire body into the water and flew very close to me with this sunfish in his beak,. I grabbed about 8 shots before he flew across the pond to eat the… Read more »
Another shot worthy of National Geographic! Tremendous!
Absolutely stunning