Great Blue Heron hunts in the Camelia River. Paul Goldfinger photograph. Click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor, Blogfinger.net 3/9/22 Please start the music and then return to the top of this post.
I first spotted the Great Blue Heron behind our house wading in the shallow water of the Camelia River (Tropicana Park Fla. ) She moved fairly quickly, and I tried to keep up with her. The sun was very bright.
She reached a place where the foliage was thick, and I lost sight of her.
Then I caught up, and when I could get a clear place to see, there she was……facing down a Great White Heron.
The Great Blue is on the right; Great White on the left. Both standing still, cautiously watching each other. Paul Goldfinger photo 3/8/22 . Technically difficult photo with bright sun and contrast. The Great Blue has a white neck and head with blue on the tip top.
The standoff suggested that it would end with a fight, but after about 5 minutes, they just walked away in opposite directions, and then as I moved closer, the Blue flew off over the rooftops of Camelia Drive.
The Great Blue took off. Paul Goldfinger photograph. 3/8/22 ©
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