The Fisherman

by Nick Boren

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The Fisherman

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Nick Boren

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Photograph - Nikon Photography

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I must have followed this beautiful Great Egret around for an hour before I finally got a shot of him catching a fish. After he caught it, he swallowed it whole! I was simply amazed that he could get that big of a fish down his gullet!

They are amazing birds and they must have superior eye site to spot those fish under the water, and then be able to catch them with their very long beaks!

From Wikipedia:
The great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species can measure 80 to 104 cm (31 to 41 in) in length with a wingspan of 131 to 170 cm (52 to 67 in).[10][11] Body mass can range from 700 to 1,500 g (1.5 to 3.3 lb), with an average around 1,000 g (2.2 lb).[12] It is thus only slightly smaller than the great blue or grey heron (A. cinerea). Apart from size, the great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like nonbreeding adults. Differentiated from the intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) by the gape, which extends well beyond the back of the eye in case of the great egret, but ends just behind the eye in case of the intermediate egret.

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February 23rd, 2024

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