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Egretta Thula
This looks like a juvenile blue heron. It is banded. I am not sure who banded him. He stood there for a long time . I thought he was looking for fish. Then all of a sudden I saw him swish up a dragon fly with his beak. On looking at the pictures i saw that a dragon fly was resting right below him. The heron pretended not to see it and then he caught it when it was off gaurd. There is a happy ending for the dragon fly . It was able to wriggle out of its beak. Picture number 2 shows the dragon fly right below him. Other pictures show it being caught and then trying to escape.
This egret was banded by the Audobon Society to monitor the migratory patterns.
Thanks again Rob. Quite a common sight her,That is why I am puzzled to see it banded on both legs. May be an escapee?
Any idea as to what kind of dragon fly is in the blue heron's beak? Meadow Hawk?
Annorion, Thank you!!
His mom was around. Looks like he is on his own now.There are a lot of blue gill and cat fish in the pond . Hope fully he will catch one!
Yep looks like a juvenile little blue. Great series! Hopefully he will learn to catch something a little more substantial to eat.
Spotted on Jul 30, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2012
