The Heron, the Vole and the Kite -- Birds in photography-on-the.net forums

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Oct 15, 2022 06:18 | #1

This was one of those moments, I spent about 2 hrs watching the Grey Heron, suddenly it went into hunting mode and plucked a vole from the grass. After manipulating the vole for a couple of minutes into a suitable position for swallowing it, a Red Kite appeared to steal the meal. The Heron dropped the vole and I believe it escaped!

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Levina de Ruijter

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Oct 15, 2022 06:21 | #2

Lucky vole!
Great pic and a cool story.

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Oct 15, 2022 06:34 | #3

Interesting interactions and nicely captured.

Welcome to the forum. Keep the photos coming :-)

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Oct 15, 2022 15:46 | #4

Robin A wrote in post #19436031

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Nice photo. Welcome to the EF 800mm family!

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