April 20, 2014

Heron eating big fish, Cyprus Trees 4.20.14

Yesterday afternoon we anchored behind Butcher’s Bend at marker G109.

This Blue Heron caught a big fish…big enough to make most of the folks fishing jealous.

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It had to reposition it several times till it could get it aimed the right way.

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There it goes….look how fat his neck is now.

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Looks like it’s almost gone. That should hold him a few days. I wonder long it will be before it’s hungry again.

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Nice night at anchor….listened to the gators growl off and on all night long. I think they were on the other side of the island so it wasn’t loud enough to get on camera.

Decided to haul out today…here is a series of Cyprus Trees on the river banks.

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All different….

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Overcast…cool drizzly day….this was the only wildlife we saw on the way to the boat ramp.