A strange scened played out in front of my eyes on the waterfront in Whitby as I was photographing Cormorants. These aren't great shots because of the distance but hopefully they tell the story!
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| A Great Blue Heron, who had been quietly wading on the shore suddenly took off toward the centre of the lake, croaking all the way. |
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The enemy turned out to be a gull who seemed to have been minding his business sitting quietly. |
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| The Heron (left) plunged into the water where the Gull had been floating. I've never seen a Heron out so far in the lake before! |
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Finally! I understood what he was after. That is the biggest fish I've ever seen a Heron catch! Because of the distance between the Heron's inital wading spot and where the fish was caught, I can only guess that the fish must have jumped and caught the heron's attention. |
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| Just when I thought I'd figured it out, the Heron threw the fish back into the water, and left as quickly as he came! |
No sense trying to figure nature out....but it is great to be able to observe encounters like this!
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