My pet heron (warning! graphic pic)

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited October 3, 2005 in Wildlife
can beat the stuffing out of your pet frog (with one wing tied behind his back.).

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    Ouch.

    Sweet shot.
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    Harry,I think this is the best shot youve got of Andy:Drolleyes1.gif
    Very very SWEETthumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    Ribuht

    Ribuht.

    RibAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    Most excellent KILL shot ..Harry. Well done. Let's have us some of them frog legs with drawn butta'. Mmmmmm

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    good heron having a little salad with dinner he may need the ruffage rolleyes1.gif good shot Harry this is going to kill whats his name eek7.gif :uhoh
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    S/He ate the frog???
    The bird ate the whole thing????? In one gulp?????
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    spec-freaking-tacular!!!
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    good heron having a little salad with dinner he may need the ruffage yelrotflmao.gif good shot Harry this is going to kill whats his name eek7.gifuhoh2.gif
    KERMIT..........KERMIT THE FROG'S HIS NAME.

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    He'd go good with a nice white wine and some cheese.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    Frog doesn't even look upset rolleyes1.gif

    What a catch Harry !! :wow thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    Ouch.

    Sweet shot.
    Thaks David. That "ouch" is from the frog's perspective. The heron/Andy reaction would be much different. :lol
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    John Mueller wrote:
    Harry,I think this is the best shot youve got of Andy:Drolleyes1.gif
    Very very SWEETthumb.gif
    Thanks John. You can see why I call him Andy. :lol
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Ribuht

    Ribuht.

    RibAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    Most excellent KILL shot ..Harry. Well done. Let's have us some of them frog legs with drawn butta'. Mmmmmm

    MM
    As Kermit says "It ain't easy being green". :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    good heron having a little salad with dinner he may need the ruffage rolleyes1.gif good shot Harry this is going to kill whats his name eek7.gif :uhoh
    Nah Jeff. The heron dipped the frog and washed off all that fine ruffage. I'm sure whats his name will find his own heron and frog sooner or later. :D
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    Wooohoo! Nice shot!
  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    Perfect timingthumb.gif


    Excellent shot as always Harryclap.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    Dee wrote:
    The bird ate the whole thing????? In one gulp?????
    He flew off with the frog so I never saw the end of the drama but I've seen them swallow fish bigger than that frog. Here's a link to a post on another forum
    showing what a GBH can do. http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=54476
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    He flew off with the frog so I never saw the end of the drama but I've seen them swallow fish bigger than that frog. Here's a link to a post on another forum
    showing what a GBH can do. http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=54476


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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Frog doesn't even look upset rolleyes1.gif
    I think the frog's expression looks like he's thinking, "Oh crap. And I thought that passing shadow was an airplane. . . "
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 30, 2005
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    spec-freaking-tacular!!!
    Thanks Jeff :curtsey
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Frog doesn't even look upset rolleyes1.gif

    What a catch Harry !! :wow thumb.gif
    Of course he looks calm. He's dead.

    Thanks Ben
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    Those great blues have great appetites!!! I've got a pic somewhere (35mm) of a GBH attacking a good sized black tip shark that a fisherman realed in. Tried to eat the darn thing still on the line/hook. It was a decent sized shark...maybe close to 2' in length. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I almost forgot to take a picture I was so amazed. I've seen the pelicans eat some pretty large fish also....not to mention several at a time. eek7.gif


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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Wooohoo! Nice shot!
    Thank you Trish.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,951 moderator
    edited October 1, 2005
    Morning Harry!

    A year ago, I would never have believed this shot. But thanks to the
    bio at Don Edwards, I know they skewer their prey.

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited October 1, 2005
    Frog-kebob?

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    Amazing shot Harry, excellent work!!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    Eric&Susan wrote:
    Perfect timingthumb.gif


    Excellent shot as always Harryclap.gif

    Eric
    The timing was great as long as you're not the frog. :D Thank you
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    Yikes!
    Harryb wrote:
    He flew off with the frog so I never saw the end of the drama but I've seen them swallow fish bigger than that frog. Here's a link to a post on another forum
    showing what a GBH can do. http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=54476

    What an incredible action series that guy got! Thank you for the link Harry! Guess that frog was only an appetizer after all!
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    Harry, that is excellent. thumb.gif .

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Morning Harry!

    A year ago, I would never have believed this shot. But thanks to the
    bio at Don Edwards, I know they skewer their prey.

    Ian
    Hey Ian,

    I always remember the first tiem I saw a GBH spear a fish. I said to myself "that's why they have those long pointy bills" 11doh.gif

    It realy is amazing to see them in action.
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2005
    whoa - killer shot! :rambo
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2005
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Frog-kebob?

    lol3.gif

    Amazing shot Harry, excellent work!!
    Cold man, making jokes at the poor frog's expense. I guess he got the point. rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Erik.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2005
    Dee wrote:
    What an incredible action series that guy got! Thank you for the link Harry! Guess that frog was only an appetizer after all!
    Frank's an amazing photographer. All the herons and egrets have the ability to swallow prey that looks like its impossible for them to get down.
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