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Feb 19, 2019 11:10 | #1831

blueskyoveraquatic wrote in post #18814150

Mike,
Thank you. Yes, it was also my first time witnessing that egret eating a mouse!
Dennis

I have seen egrets and herons eating rats many times here in S Florida. I believe they are water rats. They also eat lots of baby birds around here.

Great photos! I'll post a rat pic from about 3 years ago.

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Feb 19, 2019 14:21 | #1832

They even eat alligator hatchlings here in Florida. Google it on youtube and you'll see what I mean. Herons and egrets are actually ferocious predators, which surprises most people. They will eat almost anything alive that they can swallow. I have so many pix of them eating rats, snakes, lizards, fish so big you can't believe they can swallow them, I see hundreds of photos taken by others that are even more amazing. What splendid creatures. Except if you are one of those who no longer has any fish in his koi pond. I know quite a few people like that too!!!!

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Feb 19, 2019 17:04 | #1833

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Wow...That's really an amazing shot.

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Feb 20, 2019 13:55 | #1834

Not quite so dramatic!

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Feb 22, 2019 15:53 | #1835

A little mating display going on.

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Feb 23, 2019 08:11 | #1836

The fishes eyes tell the story.

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Feb 23, 2019 13:55 | #1837

wswartzwel wrote in post #18816974

The fishes eyes tell the story.

Yes, his eyes do tell the story, and if you read his lips, he saying, "oh c#@p."
That's a very nice shot.

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Feb 24, 2019 18:40 | #1838

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Feb 25, 2019 07:26 | #1839

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Feb 25, 2019 08:35 | #1840

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Feb 25, 2019 17:40 | #1841

If anyone has interest. 56 seconds. I put together a slideshow of this Great Blue Heron since I caught it at take off and had many shots in the sequence. The Smugmug one is the best clarity.

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Feb 25, 2019 18:01 | #1842

Will in Tejas wrote in post #18818681

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Wonderful slide show, Bill. All the images are so beautifully done. The image quality is definitely better on Smugmug.

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Feb 26, 2019 04:21 | #1843

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18818691

Wonderful slide show, Bill. All the images are so beautifully done. The image quality is definitely better on Smugmug.

Thanks and thanks for looking, Mike.

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Feb 26, 2019 15:12 | #1844

Will in Tejas wrote in post #18818681

If anyone has interest. 56 seconds. I put together a slideshow of this Great Blue Heron since I caught it at take off and had many shots in the sequence. The Smugmug one is the best clarity.

They are superb. Quality viewing.
Love seeing the different poses.
Thanks for posting.

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Feb 26, 2019 16:13 | #1845

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