Green Heron With Butterfly

by Steve Creek on July 20, 2009 · 5 comments

Green Heron With Butterfly

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This Green Heron was working a small pool of water near the Arkansas River. I watched it catching small fish but was unable to get a good photo. It did sneak up on a butterfly that was on the side of a tree. It held onto the butterfly (first photo) for a long time so I thought maybe it would use it for bait which they are known for, but it did finally eat it.

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Kyle McCreary July 20, 2009

Wonderful series of shots, Steve. I especially like the two “ruffled crown” images — wonderful action shots!

2 Steve Creek July 20, 2009

Thanks Kyle! This Green Heron let me photograph it for over an hour.

3 neil July 21, 2009

Great photos :)

4 kriz cpec July 21, 2009

For a whole hour! Wow! No wonder the shots are all excellent, plenty for you to choose from. :)

5 Dawn Fine July 21, 2009

Excellent shots!

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