Egrets Feeding Time

stevehapp · February 5, 2009

The egrets were having a feast this morning at Ash Island.
On the menu was:

Eel.

1. But you had to wrestle them first

2. They are similar to spagetti i guess.

3. Make sure they are dead first

4. Don't let your brothers pinch your dinner.

and Fish(mullet i think):

5. First catch them

6. and swallow

You also had to keep an eye out for marauding sea eagles, but that is another story.

cheers,
steve

jax · February 5, 2009

Wow, great shots!! Love the first one with the wrestling eel!!

Ric Grupe · February 5, 2009

Mmmmm...eel! No...wait...:puke

Cool set.

stevehapp · February 5, 2009

Thanks jax,
yes, that is quite a weird sight..

ric,
I hate eel too. they disgust me, the slimy things..
When I was a fisherman, I had to get them out of traps..

yeewww.. :puke

Thanks for commenting.
cheers,
steve

TJDIV · February 5, 2009

nice. those are cool shots.

reminds me a cave dive I did at Morrison Spring in the FL panhandle...hit a lower opening in a cave, popped in and lit it up to see what must have been thousands of fresh water eels. I didn't know they actually bite.

good work!

raptorcaptor · February 5, 2009

Cool shots Steve! Would have liked to have seen him try to swallow that eel!

NorthernFocus · February 6, 2009

Really nice set, Steve. You did a great job with the exposure on these. Each shot has something unique about it to make it stand out. But the eel choking the bird takes the prize for me

stevehapp · February 6, 2009

tjdiv, eek, they bite really hard with very sharp teeth.

Thanks Glenn,
they did swallow the eels whole after playing around with them for a while.
they were told not to play with their food, but kids never listen.. !

Thanks Dan, yeah, its a classic, hey mate..

cheers,
steve