Greenie’s Big Catch!
Recently we were watching this green heron working the edge of the salt marsh among the oyster beds. The greenie was intently yet patiently staring into the water in hopes a fish would swim nearby.
His diligence was rewarded as the bird plucked it’s evening meal out of the water. The green heron had to be happy with this catch as we so often see them snatch up only tiny minnows which require much more work for less payoff.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Was für ein hübscher Vogel, ein superschönes Foto!!
Vielen Dank Ich bin froh sie wie sie auf den Fotos!
Hello Phil,
exiting and amazing series, great work!
moni
Thank you Moni!
Somehow many comments I never recieved previously. Just seeing them now, Sorry.
Great catch all the way around.
Thanks much! Glad you enjoyed those.
Nice sequence of shots! You have some excellent nature photographs in these posts (all that sports photography has paid off) 🙂
Thanks for looking and I appreciate your kind comments! Heh heh, my wife calls it “bird sports” 🙂
Awesome photos of this nice green heron!
Thanks very much Hans, glad you liked the greenie!
J’aime !
Merci bien pour vous cherchez!
Excellent, a true delight to watch.
I greatly appreciate your comment Dina, and thanks for looking!
Wow, great pictures!! Well done
Thanks I appreciate you looking!
Never knew how much I could enjoy watching a bird having it’s diner..thanks for sharing a lovely meal 🙂
Heh heh 🙂 Thanks very much. I’m glad you liked watching our little friend greenie have his dinner.
I am a fan of your work!
That’s so nice of you to say, thanks very much! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your awesome green heron photos.
Well I really appreciate you looking Pat, thanks!
This little guy will go to sleep with a full belly! I really do enjoy the photos that you share. You are such a talented man and it is obvious that you enjoy what you are doing! I hope to see your fantastic photos for many more years!
Wow thank you Molly for all your kind words and I’m very happy you have been enjoying the photos!
Beautiful, Phil.
Glad you liked them Mike!
Excellent captures..:-)
Hey thanks Ed!
Great catch for both of you! It’s cool how the heron’s colors stand out against the mud.
I appreciate you checking in Gareth and glad you liked the greenie!
Greenies usually look so grouchy when they’re not in action. Your fellow here looks downright happy with his meal!
Yes they can appear a bit grouchy at times, but I do believe this little one here was quite happy with his nice fish.
Thanks very much for looking and commenting!
very nice photos!
Thank you I appreciate that!
Great shots!! You always nab such wonderful action photos.
Have you ever caught these guys fishing? I’ve *just* missed them dropping bait…
Thanks much for looking and commenting!
Yes I have seen a greenie using ‘bait’ to fish. I have some photos somewhere of one catching a bug and then dropping it into the water to lure a fish.
Actually a week or so ago I posted a series of a green heron catching and eating shrimp. It was also picking up, and then dropping back, small shrimp which at first I couldn’t figure out. But then I realized that it was dropping the tiny shrimp into the water trying to lure in larger fish. Smart bird.
WOW… VERY nice! I’ve always missed… I have to check out your blog more thoroughly. I’ve only seen them fishing with the bait… Not actually using it. Crazily intelligent little birds!
A beautiful sequence of shots of the green heron in action!!
Love all the new additions
Great to see you here Ammi and I appreciate you checking out all the photos! Thanks!
SO sharp! Amazing photos! 🙂
Thanks for the kind words and glad you liked those photos!
Great shots!
Thanks for checking them out!
Beautiful bird and great shots (with mirroring in the water).
Thanks very much for the kind comments and I’m happy you liked the photos and noticed the water reflection! 🙂
Merhaba..fotoğraflar çok güzel..
Seyir için teşekkür ederiz.
Hope I say this correctly
Amazing. Really amazing.
Thanks a million for the kind words.