Here is another fun bird shot that I got from my afternoon at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. I was actually heading out of the refuge starting on my way home when I rounded a corner and saw this heron standing completely still in the water. He looked poised and ready to stab a fish so I quickly pulled over and got the camera ready. He was standing completely motionless, leaning forward and starting down into the water. He held this position for about a minute, then with lightning-fast reflexes he jabbed his beak into the water and came up with a fish. He quickly walked over to a nearby piece of dry land and put the fish down on the ground. He then proceeded to jab it 3 or 4 times with his beak, presumably to kill it. Once the fish was no longer moving, he picked it up and swallowed it. Sure was interesting to watch :-)
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