GBH gets dinner

So I go to the Berkeley Aquatic Park after work with the 20D, 500 f4.5L and
1.4x tc to take a few pictures. It's getting dark, so I remove the tc and shot
just the 500L to pick up some shutter speed. I chanced on a Great Blue Heron
standing in the grass like a statue. I watched it for about 5 minutes and it
didn't move. I almost thought someone had placed a stuffed bird out there for
the joggers to see. Finally it moved, slowly sneaking up to the base of a small
tree and struck. I was shooting off a monopod with the camera set at
ISO800, f5-4.5, -.33 av in AP mode. The shutter speed was around 1/320 sec.

Here's the series I captured of this encounter.

1 The Statue

Terrific series George....I've only seen them eat frogs or fish. This was a real surprise.

Thanks Scott. I've seen them go after voles and field mice, but this was the largest
mammal I've seem them go after.

What a great behavior series Gearge and I love the last one. "into the sunset"

Wow great shooting, as like Scott I've only ever seen them eat fish. I had just assumed that marine life was their diet and to see this was a real treat.

Thanks Ray and Christian. I was excited to be able to get these shots. It was also
interesting to see him finish the meal...

Excellent series George, love the last one.

wow, fantastic series george. How exciting for you.

Excellent behaviour shots - well done! ...better keep your small children and pets away from this guy

Excelent serries, well done.

Wonderful series George, just amazing. Another rodent bites the dust.

I agree this is an excellent study. I also was unaware that mice/voles were on the diet.

Wow...fantastic behavior series. What a great feeling it must be to capture a sequence like this. Outstanding work.

Thanks all for your comments. I'll post some more photos of the rest of the meal
later today.

Excellent set George. Just when I thought I saw it all...I never knew these guys had an appetite for field mice/rodents....well done!