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Jump for the Crawfish
Photo-Katrin

Jump for the Crawfish (Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax violaceus))

Yesterday we walked with fellow photographers in the lovely Brazos Bend State Park, which is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Houston. t the very beginning of our hike, we freezed on the shore of one of the lakes, since weve catched a sight of a heron during hunting.

Yellow-crowned night-heron pulled out a huge-size crawfish. That heron didnt eat his prey right away, but moved to the shore to limit a chance for crawfish to run away.
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Habitat
Texas
Location
Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA
Date taken
May 10, 2008
Scientific name
Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax violaceus)
Equipment used
Canon EOS 5D with Canon EF 100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS USM at 400 mm, ISO 200, F/5.6, 1/640s, handheld
mali
Welcome to Birdforum.Net, a wonderful action image to open your account with PK, well done.
 
Akihaka
Terrific image, Katrin! Outstanding shot to open your gallery. Welcome! Hope well see some more soon. :clap:
 
Lisa W
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Superb action shot! That's the biggest crawfish I've ever seen (and I'm from Texas). Welcome to the forum and the gallery. :t:
 

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