Tricolor Fly And Fish

Yesterday afternoon we had this tricolor heron do a quick swoop into the salt marsh during low tide and he proceeded to zip around the whole area in search of a tasty snack of fresh minnows.

The colorful and active tri would hold up his wings and frantically go in all directions chasing the small elusive prey.

The little heron was a lot of fun to watch and he caught quite a few of his favorite fishy treats. He stayed there for almost half an hour and I suspect he was likely full judging by the amount of those fish he happily consumed.

Always exciting to have one of these guys running around because I know they can be counted on to produce a few photo ops.

14 thoughts on “Tricolor Fly And Fish”

Raewyn's Photos on July 15, 2015 at 4:07 pm said:

Great captures. I just love that last image

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- Phil Lanoue on July 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks. He had a stray feather sticking up that you can see in that last photo and also the second one. Pretty funny.
  
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Pat on July 15, 2015 at 4:42 pm said:

You caught some interesting poses.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 16, 2015 at 8:20 am said:
  
  He was an active little guy bouncing all over the place. Fun to see!
  
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Gunta on July 15, 2015 at 6:48 pm said:

Such amazing (though not altogether flattering) poses you’ve caught!

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- Phil Lanoue on July 16, 2015 at 8:19 am said:
  
  What you mean the butt shots?!? Ha ha, well at least I spared y’all the one I got of him doing his er, um, business. 😀
  
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  - Gunta on July 16, 2015 at 2:25 pm said:
    
    How very kind of you! 😉
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on July 18, 2015 at 6:34 pm said:
      
      I always try to look out for my friends. 🙂
      
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The Lite Rider on July 16, 2015 at 4:20 pm said:

Shake that booty! These are great captures! 🙂 And such a fun little guy! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on July 18, 2015 at 6:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much and yes indeed they are fun and active little guys who know how to shake it! 🙂
  
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grizjohnson on July 17, 2015 at 4:40 pm said:

Classic feeding behavior, and always fun to watch! Great captures.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 18, 2015 at 6:35 pm said:
  
  I really appreciate you looking and commenting thanks so much!
  
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foxleylady on July 19, 2015 at 6:31 am said:

Thea reckons he is twerking for the camera in the last shot! Her first look at the tri.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 19, 2015 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  Ha! Good one! Way to go Thea!
  I believe I will use that theme in some upcoming post. 🙂
  
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