The Hunter

[Fabs Forns]

Now this is something I had never seen, since I'm used to seeing them getting fish. I though it was cute and for sure, they must eat a lot of those. He cleaned up in a few minutes and got rid of about 6 Halloween Pennants that were haning in the area. Good thing I got to photograph them before the catastrophe :eek:

Date: 6/15/09
Time: 8:04:44 AM
Model: NIKON D3
Lens (mm): 500
ISO: 800
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/3200

[Mital Patel]

this is something different behavior never seen except fishing.
Good catch both of you Fabs and egret.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the timing,pose and the colors!!!

[Julie Kenward]

I've never seen them go after anything but fish, either! Wonderful capture and lovely exposure, Fabs. I can almost feel the tension in his neck!

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

I know you are the Publisher but I must glorify this image. :D
Love how whites are handled and the prey is rather unique. Well framed.

Szimi

[Doug Brown]

The dragonfly sets this image apart IMO. I love the all grass setting too. The whites look perfect.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the DOF in this Fabs, together with the low angle. Super forward strike to capture the dragonfly. Well spotted and captured.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose and the dragonfly really makes this one. Does it need a bit CCW rotation?

[Chris Kotze]

Super capture.Great exposure and catch

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great image Fabs, nicely framed and balanced. Good exp. I have seen Great Egrets hunt out of water locally. Though I must say I was not privileged to observe them catching prey. But I suspect they go for similar morsels as our Cattle Egrets.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Great catch Fabs. Nice behavior captured here. I like the combination of green and white.

[DarrenMcKenna]

I like the composition but the body looks just a tad hot.


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[Kobus Tollig]

Great pose exposure and colour. Well done on this

[arash_hazeghi]

I love this great habitat and behavioral shot, It's amazing how steady these guys can stand when hunting, you can almost take a 2 sec long exposure and it will be tact sharp!

[BillTyler]

Now this is something I had never seen, since I'm used to seeing them getting fish.

A couple of months ago I saw one with some sort of rodent in its bill, so they definitely will eat food other than fish. (No photo, unfortunately.)

Bill

[Michael Wolf]

Excellent capture and right at the peak of action !

[Paul Kusmin]

great moment captured! I've never seen them snatch a dragonfly.
I love the panoramic crop and the whites are right on.