A heron scaring the ducks

[yourlibrarian]

We recently had a visit from a heron. It was strolling around our end of the lake.



Apparently it made the ducks nervous, who took to the water.



It was mostly facing away but we did get one side view.

Comments

[shirebound]

What a handsome (but naughty) boy.

[yourlibrarian]

Heh, well the ducks are a bit of a nervous lot but usually I see them scattering from people or the gardening equipment.

[sasha_feather]

Wow!!

[yourlibrarian]

It'll catch your eye ::nods::

[ghostwire]

beautiful birds!

[yourlibrarian]

It's always cool to see them, especially in flight.

[shapinglight]

If I was a mallard and I saw a great blue heron coming I would probably run away too. It could eat me if it felt like it. ;)

[yourlibrarian]

Ooh, I didn't know that! Big as it is they still seem like a bit of a mouthful.

[shapinglight]

I didn't see it myself but other people at the nature reserve where I volunteer told me they saw a grey heron (big, but smaller than the great blue) eat a teal, a duck considerably smaller than a mallard, true, but even so you don't mess with a heron. ;)

[yourlibrarian]

Apparently not!

[manuleanders]

I'm fascinated by the splashing shot of the duck.

[yourlibrarian]

I would have liked to see the shot a moment earlier when both were starting to take flight but it was good to catch it at all.