A few days ago, I happened upon a Green Heron hunting for his lunch. Green Herons are much more shy than other herons and egrets, so when he saw me watching him he froze completely still for a good ten minutes, until finally deciding I wasn't a threat and going about his birdie business:
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The heron was hunting when I came upon him.
He saw me right away....
And froze, hoping I wouldn't notice him.
After a little while he decided I wasn't a threat, and started his hunt again.
When a Dragonfly flew overhead, he made a stab at it, but missed....
...and watched it intently once it landed, but it didn't come within range again.
A few minutes later he nabbed a fish that wandered too close.
Yum!
And now it's your turn: did you have fish for lunch today? ;)