When the Great Egret catches a Crawdad I notice that it moves it around in its beak making sure it is crushing every part of it.
This post was mentioned on the American Birding Association Blog: Blog Birding #29
A Close Look At How Egrets Eat Crawdads
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What an awesome series!!!! Wow!
WOW!!!!. These are incredible…. I’ve seen all of your other Egret photos but never noticed the green around the face. It really stands out on these. Great detail…
You are setting pretty high standards for yourself you know. What’s next?
Incredible captures Steve!
With your keen eye and awsome action photos we all learn so much; even after 3 years of college wildlife field studies in Fl with a multitude of egrets, I never knew about their crushing abilites for eating crustaceons. Great captures.
I agree with the others. great shots.
Amazing footage we would never see anywhere else. Should I say “smashing”!?
Thanks for the great comments! Tomorrow the Egrets will have Tadpoles on the Menu!
Great shots Steve ……. as usual!
Thank you Lisa!
Steve, these are astonishing photos – if also rather graphic! I can’t help feeling for the well-crushed crawfish as it faces out, taking one last look at the world before … whoop! down the hatch.
Theses are great!
where do you go to get your wildlife shots? I have about 100 acres of protected Wetlands behind my yard.
My “own” private nature preserve,
sue
My favorite place is the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma which is about 40 miles from me but well worth the trip.
Your very lucky to have an area like that behind your house.
Do Egrets eat at night?
thank you,
Amazing photography
Thank you Ken and Zinda, I’m not sure.
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