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Great Blue Heron with a Brown Bullhead
DennisC

Great Blue Heron with a Brown Bullhead (Ardea herodias)

Great blue heron caught a brown bullhead catfish, <i>Ameiurus nebulosus</i>.

The catfish is native to eastern North America but has been planted in the lake for human anglers.

What are the white spiky things mostly to the right of the heron's bill?
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Habitat
Shallow water-lily corner of a small lake
Location
Lake Fenwick Park, Kent, Washington State, USA
Date taken
September 4, 2019
Scientific name
Ardea herodias
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/400 s, f8, ISO 125
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Kits
A well detailed and lit behavioural shot, Dennis.
 
Stanley Jones
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Marvelous action and behavioral shot of this Great Blue with a fine catch. Top-notch Dennis! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
DennisC
Date added
View count
217
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
125
Filename
great blue heron 19.09.04 15.08.29.jpg
File size
6.1 MB
Date taken
Wed, 04 September 2019 3:08 PM
Dimensions
3900px x 3250px

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