Great Blue Heron Fishing at Charleston Lake (Video)
Watch a Great Blue Heron catch a fish at Charleston Lake. See patient stalking and a swift strike in a brief look at natural feeding behavior.
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Great Blue Heron Slips on Ice
See the funny photograph of a Great Blue Heron slipping and falling on a frozen lake. Learn about how herons adapt to walking on icy surfaces.
Photographing a Fishing Great Blue Heron
A nature photography blog post describing encounters with a Great Blue Heron that has unique fishing techniques at Charleston Lake in Arkansas.
Capturing a Great Blue Heron’s Catch
A wildlife photography blog post describing how I photographed a Great Blue Heron catching a fish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
Great Blue Herons Tossing Fish: A Photographer’s Delight
A wildlife photographer shares images of Great Blue Herons tossing and catching fish at an Oklahoma wildlife refuge, discussing this unique hunting adaptation.
The Dangers of Fishing Line to Wildlife
A photographer’s perspective on the harm discarded and lost fishing line can cause birds and other animals, with a call to action to properly dispose of line.
A Great Blue Heron’s Feast in Oklahoma
A Great Blue Heron with a fish in Oklahoma’s Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I describe the heron’s appearance, hunting skills, adaptable diet, and more.
Great Blue Heron Rejects Prey
A wildlife photographer describes an unusual observation of a Great Blue Heron catching but then releasing a fish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
A Ring-billed Gull Zeroing In On A Shad
A wildlife photographer’s blog post about photographing ring-billed gulls diving to catch shad below the Kerr Dam in Oklahoma.
Double-crested Cormorant Emerges with Shad
A wildlife photographer describing and showing a photo of a Double-crested Cormorant diving and catching a shad fish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
Great Blue Heron Catching Shad In Horton Slough
A wildlife photographer recounts returning to Oklahoma to photograph a Great Blue Heron catching shad, capturing the impressive hunting skills of this bird.
Capturing the American White Pelican Feeding On A Minnow
A first-hand account of witnessing and photographing an American White Pelican fishing and swallowing minnows whole at the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir in Oklahoma.