2021 FWF Photo Contest

Description

A fisherman caught this catfish and threw it near the Great Blue Heron. This bird took more than an hour to try to eat the fish by turning it around many times, and dropping it several times in the ocean to get it wet and then quickly retrieving it to finally get it down.

Camera Specifications

Nikon D3300 & 70-300 mm lens

Species

Great Blue Heron with a Catfish

Location

Marineland, Flagler, FL, USA

“We really wondered if this heron would ever get this catfish down his gullet but he finally did!”

Betty WershovenMarineland, FL, USA, FL