Afternoon Fishing

This afternoon we were watching this tricolored heron patiently fishing in the salt marsh. The little tri was really concentrating on catching a fish and I saw him strike at the water several times with no luck. The tide was coming in quickly now and the heron knew it had to act quickly or the water would get too high for a small wader such as him and he would be forced to move on.

Finally he hit the jackpot! On the last strike I saw him make, he came up with a good size fish, bigger then the tiny minnows it usually catches. So on this afternoon the patience and diligence of the tricolored paid off and he got himself a nice meal!

30 thoughts on “Afternoon Fishing”

Patrizia M. on October 16, 2013 at 6:04 pm said:

Silenzioso silenzioso ha atteso la sua preda e ha fatto centro al primo colto!!
Bellissime, complimenti!
Ciao, Pat

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Gunta on October 16, 2013 at 7:44 pm said:

So glad this little cutie scored such a great catch.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 17, 2013 at 2:44 pm said:
  
  He is a cute little guy!
  
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vastlycurious.com on October 16, 2013 at 8:47 pm said:

Terrific as ever! WOW!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 17, 2013 at 10:25 pm said:
  
  I’m very happy you enjoyed these!
  
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  - vastlycurious.com on October 18, 2013 at 10:43 am said:
    
    I surely do!
    
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Lyle Krahn on October 16, 2013 at 8:56 pm said:

Jackpot. For you and the heron.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 17, 2013 at 10:27 pm said:
  
  This was a good size fish for the little heron I normally only see them catch tiny ones.
  
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Judy on October 16, 2013 at 9:23 pm said:

Louisiana Herons are such favourites with me!! But their petite dainty elegance doesn’t take away from the fact that they are born fishermen!!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 20, 2013 at 2:51 pm said:
  
  They really are experts at what they do which is catching fish!
  
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Gracie on October 16, 2013 at 9:28 pm said:

Awesome shots, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 20, 2013 at 2:53 pm said:
  
  Thanks a million Gracie I’m very happy you liked these!
  
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Deb W. Trotter on October 16, 2013 at 10:15 pm said:

Another great series of shots. Love the bird’s neck in the second photo! And is the heron or something else causing all the bubbles in the water?

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- Phil Lanoue on October 20, 2013 at 2:54 pm said:
  
  Thank you Deb glad you liked these. The tri and the fish are making the bubbles 🙂
  
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Lee Wilkerson on October 16, 2013 at 10:31 pm said:

Excellent series, and I especially like that second shot showing the heron’s concentration. Very nice!

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SKEdaddle on October 16, 2013 at 11:45 pm said:

Amazing!

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SKEdaddle on October 16, 2013 at 11:46 pm said:

Your images are amazing!

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foxleylady on October 17, 2013 at 4:39 am said:

Such great pictures of a beautiful little bird Phil! The colours are stunning and, along with the GBH have to be favourites! So glad his patience was rewarded.

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adinparadise on October 17, 2013 at 9:50 am said:

Great captures, Phil. Well done to that little Tri, and well done to you too. Only a glimpse of one frightened fishy eye this time. 😀

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Paula on October 17, 2013 at 10:15 am said:

Well, this is the handsomest and the most skillful fisherman I have ever seen 😉

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niasunset on October 17, 2013 at 10:29 am said:

How easy seems to catch a fish for him…. Amazing photographs as always dear Phil, Thank you, love, nia

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pixelspielerei on October 17, 2013 at 11:44 am said:

And the food looks delicious! But I would not change places with him. 😛

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Amy on October 17, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:

Another cool series of fish catching, Phil! 🙂

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hihowsyou25 on October 17, 2013 at 4:55 pm said:

Great shot and such a lovely heron !

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Cowboys and Crossbones on October 18, 2013 at 1:14 pm said:

I’m impressed with this heron’s patience AND ability to swallow a fish that large. Great photos!

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janmasyn on October 20, 2013 at 2:20 pm said:

Great action shots, excellent work.

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David on October 20, 2013 at 3:24 pm said:

Fantastic close-ups. Very nice.

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Laurie MacBride, Eye on Environment on October 22, 2013 at 7:58 pm said:

Beautiful bird! His colouration is a bit different than our herons (which are the Pacific subspecies of Great Blue herons) – but his fishing style looks pretty similar. Nice series of photos, well done.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 23, 2013 at 2:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Laurie! This tricolored heron is different then either our great blue or little blue heron. All are very attractive birds though. 😀
  
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babsje on January 21, 2014 at 6:08 pm said:

Gorgeous, just gorgeous!

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