Yellow Crowned Night Heron Eating Crawfish
I took a series of photos of this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron as it ate this crawfish for breakfast. At first, I thought it was just playing with the crawfish as it kept throwing it around and shaking it in its beak. Then, my son helped me realize what it was doing—breaking off the pointed, jagged claws and feelers that would have made for a lot of discomfort going down. By the time the heron swallowed the crawfish, all its sharp-edged parts had been snapped off! Pretty clever! This photo was taken at the rookery/bird sanctuary at Lake Martin in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
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jesika
Superb image, Bonnie. Not much fun for the cray fish.
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Eyal Nahmias
Bonnie, you nailed this image. Excellent capture depicting wildlife behavior and habbits. excellent details, DOF and exposure. A well done image with clarity and interest.
Sheryl Kasper
Perfect capture…
Curtiss Simpson
Wow nice comp and vivid colors beautiful catch of a beautiful bird.
Joyce Dickens,...
Bonnie; such fine detail and awesome clarity; Very intent look in this Heron’s eye…..anticipating that wonderful meal!
Scott Denny
Great color, clarity, focus and composition. Very nicely done. Excellent timing.
aphoto4you
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how close did u get to this one…this is so detailed….great …
Terry Best
The eyes are fabulous!
What a great shot!
BiGPaPa
WOW love the detail and the colors make for a wonderful comp. :)
DawsonImages
superb timing, perfect focus, great image
Helene Kippert
Beautiful capture
H M Bascom
Great shot! The crawfish doesn’t look very happy! Marvelous work
Gary L. Suddath
awesome capture and great timing ,love the details
pjm123
fantastic!
marts1
Great shot
teewolf1
sooo… cool!