A Great Blue Heron Grabs a Crayfish.

A great blue heron grabs a crayfish.
Great Blue Heron, Marin County, California

Just down the street from my house is an agricultural field.  In the winter part of it floods.  It drains into a large wetland which is connected to San Francisco Bay.  It attracts herons, egrets and ducks.  A couple of days ago a great blue heron was hunting there.  I stopped and watched to see what it would catch.  I expected it to catch small fish.  To my surprise it caught several crayfish.  It will soon dry up.  If you would like to purchase a print of this image click here.

A Great Egret Catches a Small Fish.

A great egret grabs a small fish.
Great Egret, Marin County, California

It’s been raining lately here in Marin County.  I drove down the hill from my house and this great egret was standing in a seasonal pond.  During the winter it is connected to a larger body of water called Rush Creek which has fish in it and which drains into the Petaluma River and then into San Francisco Bay.   Fishing was good.  The egret caught lots of small fish, one fair-sized fish and something that looked like a crayfish.

It is mating season as evidenced by the nuptial plumes.