Gbh

LiquidAir

I am only an occaional bird photographer, but I couldn't resist taking a bunch of shots of this GBH in Rodeo Lagoon. The 70-300 (my longest lens) is a bit short for birds, especially on a 5D so these are fairly severely cropped.

Gone Fishin'


Lookee there!


Mmmmmm, sushi.


Gulp.

saurora

...at first I didn't realize he even had a fish in that mess of greens! Guess he likes a little salad with his protein! Nice shots!

ShepsMom

These are great!! Thanks for the morning laugh!!

Maestro

Very nice series. Nice job on the exposure!

emmalou

Action shots of a GBH!! Excellent series!

LiquidAir

saurora wrote:

...at first I didn't realize he even had a fish in that mess of greens! Guess he likes a little salad with his protein! Nice shots!

Heh, ya. When I was shooting I wasn't sure what all he had dreged up until I saw him swallow. Thanks.

LiquidAir

ShepsMom wrote:

These are great!! Thanks for the morning laugh!!

Thanks. When reviewing this shots I was amazed at how absurd this dignified animal looks with his head buried under a foot of water. I am surprised they don't shy away more from the paparazzi when they are hunting...

LiquidAir

Maestro wrote:

Very nice series. Nice job on the exposure!

Thanks. It was a somewhat tricky morning with patchy fog blowing overhead and intermittent direct sun. When shot this, the light was about as good as it gets; very bright without harsh shadows. Thankfully it held long enough for me to catch the series.

LiquidAir

emmalou wrote:

Action shots of a GBH!! Excellent series!

Thanks. He was really working that corner of the lagoon that morning. I saw him grab several small minnows. Luckily everything came together for me when he made a big catch.

Dick on Aruba

No photographer can resist a nice GBH. Well done

Thanks for sharing

Dick.

dbaker1221

great captures!! #2 is hilarious