Shrimp Cocktail
Earlier this week we were watching this great blue heron who seemed to be enjoying hanging around the salt marsh and plucking shrimp out from among the oyster beds.
This is about as fresh as a nice seafood snack gets!
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Phil Lanoue Photography 
Lovely shots as always, Phil. I love his purple pantaloons. 😉
Ha ha ha he does have purple pantaloons! 😆 Thanks Lucy!
I think I’d have been tempted to get in there with the heron. The shrimp looks great. 🙂
I know, I’m getting hungry here myself and some fresh shrimp sounds delicious! 😀
Wow…incredible as usual. That first shot is outstanding.
Thanks a million for checking these out Edith and glad you like them!
Great shots, as usual. Fantastic.
Thanks David, I’m happy you liked the GBH photos!
What great action shots! Seafood restaurants only wish they could get such great, succulently fresh shrimp. Yum!
And to think…maybe people here go out in boats to catch fresh shrimp. How silly. When apparently all you have to do is stand around and pluck them out. 😀
Glad you enjoyed these pics!
Humans…always complicating everything…LOL! 🙂
I know right?! 🙂
Absolutely beautiful images, Phil.
Thanks Mike I appreciate you looking!
This is more than a cocktail, this is a meal! How interesting the feathers of the heron are!
If he eats enough of them it is a good meal! The blue heron is an interesting bird. 🙂
Shrimp cocktails are great. Lovely shots of this heron
Oh yeah, you have to love a good shrimp cocktail! Glad you like the pics!
Oh lecker, mag ich auch.
Sehr schöne Fotos!!!
Es ist lecker! Ich bin froh, dass du wie auf den Fotos 🙂
Great shots of the Blue heron.
Thanks Jan, I appreciate you looking and commenting.
Yummy . Wonderful shots.
Thanks June. Glad you like the blue heron pics with the yummy shrimp!
Great shrimping shot! I notice the blurry background often has the same appearance but I never see it clearly – I assume it is plant of some kind growing at the water’s edge?
Thanks, glad you like the shrimp buffet photos.
Those are oyster beds in the background. They can be found in the salt marshes in this area.
If you watch them carefully you can see how they spit out water.
The beds get covered over with water when the tide comes in, then uncovered again as the tide goes out.
Happens twice evey day. 🙂
Most of the birds like this great blue heron are wading birds, and they wait for low tide to start fishing in the shallow water.
Better and fresher than any seafood eatery 🙂 Lovely shots as per usual, Phil.
Oh it’s plenty fresh alright. 😀 Thanks for checking out the GBH shrimping!
That is one big shrimp ! Some serious cocktail going on there. Beautiful photos Phil – you capture these GBH so amazingly well.
Thanks much Emily! That boy had it goin’ on with his shrimp didn’t he?!
Now I’m thinking about some dinner. 😛 😀
Superb images. The detail is incredible.
Thanks a lot for looking and commenting Jim!
Che foto fantastiche!!! Mangia bene l’airone però, cocktail di gamberetti 🙂
Ciao, Pat
In una giornata come quella che mangia molto bene. 😀 grazie Pat
Amazing photos, Phil. He looks like the cousin of our great blue heron. 🙂
Thanks a million Sylvia! I think these guys have relatives all over!
I don’t remember ever seeing such a pinkish tinge on the legs or feathers of the ones we have around here. Might it have been the light? or do they also pick up a little pink if their diet is rich in shrimp or crawfish, like flamingos? In any event, wonderful photos. I just passed your site on to a friend who lives in South Carolina – I’m sure she’ll enjoy seeing some of her state through your eyes!
The younger great blue herons in this area seem to have more of reddish tinge to them in general. They tend to get a bit darker and bluer as they age. I don’t believe their diet here will affect their coloration too much, unlike the roseate spoonbills who will get more pink not only with age but as a result of eating lots of shrimp.
If you check out this post from back in Oct. you will see a GBH that has some orange color on him which was unusual we thought.
https://phillanoue.com/2012/10/13/fishing-clinic/
Thanks for passing along the site to your friend, I appreciate that. 🙂
That looks like real sashimi-grade shrimp your fellow is catching – priceless! As is his attire – yes the plum coloured pantaloons are swish, but it’s his speckled tie and feathery waistcoat I love!
This boy knows his shrimp for sure! And he is rather nattily attired isn’t he?!
Thanks for looking!
I’m hooked, you know that!
Nice series and previously said, nice purple trews!
Thanks a lot for checking out the GBH pics, and yes this boy has style!
You get such incredible detail of the feathers. Their markings are beautiful.
I’m very happy you like these Gunta.
So interesting to see their different meals, hahah! Wonderful shots.
They sure do cruise the seafood buffets around here! Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments! 🙂
Boy, he seems to be enjoying that almost as much as I enjoy these photos!
He was enjoying his seafood dinner quite a bit! I’m happy you like the GBH photos Molly!
Shrimp so fresh, you don’t even need red sauce!
You are right about that! 🙂
Je n’ai jamais vue de photographies telles que celles-ci, elles sont ravissantes ! Excellent travail
Je vous remercie beaucoup! J’apprécie vos aimables paroles! 🙂
J’ai essayée de photographier ses grues mais hélas… les photographies n’ont pas données le rendues que je m’attendais. Elles étaient trop éloignées. Par contre ici c’est déjà la neige… hier je suis allée photographier le paysage. Je vous laisse le lien, bien sûr, si vous permettez puisque je crois que vous aimerez cette photographie. http://photosabitibi.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/de-souvenir-rose/
Il est difficile de photographier les oiseaux quand ils sont loin.
Nous ne recevons pas de neige ici. Nous avons la chance je pense
J’aime beaucoup vos photos
Phil, the details here are fantastic. Wow, how beautiful.
I really appreciate your kind comments Karen, thanks!
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Phil…I’ll understand if you don’t have time or decide not to participate, but I just wanted you to know that I love your blog and have nominated you for Blog of the Year 2012.
Thank you very much, that is so nice of you and I truly appreciate your interest and support.
Wow what sharpness you have in your photos!
that’s one shrimp that doesn’t end up in a pot of boiling water, he’s better off in the herons tummy.