A great blue heron braving the turbulent waters coming out of the spillway at the Falls Lake Dam/Tailrace in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
They were releasing a quite bit of water via the spillway. It didn't stop this great blue heron from landing in the river to begin his morning hunt for fish. I really love the waves here as it gives a more dramatic look.
Another early morning walk in #VealeGardens Adelaide, and a red rose that caught my eye, as the dew from the morning was evaporating it was almost 'shimmering', was quite surreal :)
Photographed these two beautiful Yellow-crowned Night Herons in breeding plumage, late one afternoon standing in the grass at the edge of a local pond. A complimentary texture was applied to the background.
New in the gallery, a photographic piece 'Veale Heron Silhouette at Sunrise'. "Hera" is a white-faced heron who visits #VealeGardens in #Adelaide each day, usually staying for a few months, flying off for a few months, then returning for a few months, and has done this for the last eight years or so :)
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I was at the local park and there is always a great blue heron that likes to sit on the fishing pier. As I went down to visit it I noticed it had just finished a meal of some sort and looked like it was going through the digestive process.
I had never really seen the tongue on a heron before, so this was quite fascinating.
The great blue heron's ability to swallow a turtle is truly incredible. These birds have evolved to possess flexible necks and powerful jaws that allow them to consume prey much larger than themselves.